The median annual wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $81,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $89,880.
Pay spans roughly $44,550 at the 10th percentile to $125,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $39.31 per hour. An estimated 2,470 people work as adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $81,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $89,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $39.31 |
| 10th percentile | $44,550 |
| 90th percentile | $125,680 |
| Employment | 2,470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.