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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary
in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Median base pay · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$62,020
≈ $29.82/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 980 jobs
Middle 50%
$52,110–$80,370
vs U.S. median
+1%
Metro rank
#19 of 33

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro earn a median of $62,020 a year, based on BLS estimates for 980 jobs (May 2025). That is 1% above the U.S. median of $61,540 and in line with the MA statewide median of $62,290. It ranks #19 of 33 metros with published figures for this job.

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS · BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE-NEWTON, MA-NH · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE-NEWTON, MA-NH · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$49,780P25$52,110MEDIAN$62,020P75$80,370P90$92,320
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$41,810P25$49,100MEDIAN$61,540P75$77,690P90$98,030
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What is the average Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary in Boston?

The BLS median is $62,020 a year (May 2025). Half of the 980 jobs pay between $52,110 and $80,370. The 10th percentile is $49,780 and the 90th is $92,320.

Is Boston a high-paying metro for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors?

That is 1% above the U.S. median of $61,540 and in line with the MA statewide median of $62,290. It ranks #19 of 33 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors make an hour in Boston?

About $29.82 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $62,020 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $25.05–$38.64 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.