The median annual wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in New York is $75,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $84,380.
Pay spans roughly $48,630 at the 10th percentile to $114,400 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $36.10 per hour. An estimated 2,770 people work as adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in New York.
| Median (annual) | $75,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $84,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $36.10 |
| 10th percentile | $48,630 |
| 90th percentile | $114,400 |
| Employment | 2,770 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.