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Adjunct history instructor salary
Average adjunct history instructor salary
$71,436
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Average adjunct history instructor salary by state
Highest paying states for adjunct history instructors
| Rank | State | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $106,821 | $51.36 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $96,020 | $46.16 |
| 3 | Nevada | $85,719 | $41.21 |
| 4 | Oregon | $79,695 | $38.31 |
| 5 | New York | $80,951 | $38.92 |
| 6 | Utah | $87,312 | $41.98 |
| 7 | Iowa | $77,919 | $37.46 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $77,357 | $37.19 |
| 9 | Delaware | $78,044 | $37.52 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $88,452 | $42.52 |
| 11 | Vermont | $80,247 | $38.58 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $74,333 | $35.74 |
| 13 | Kansas | $79,233 | $38.09 |
| 14 | Texas | $72,212 | $34.72 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $76,032 | $36.55 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $72,811 | $35.01 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $87,632 | $42.13 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $69,677 | $33.50 |
| 19 | South Carolina | $65,094 | $31.30 |
| 20 | North Carolina | $65,776 | $31.62 |
| 21 | Virginia | $67,422 | $32.41 |
| 22 | Idaho | $73,176 | $35.18 |
| 23 | Colorado | $65,679 | $31.58 |
| 24 | Washington | $74,188 | $35.67 |
| 25 | Ohio | $65,550 | $31.51 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $67,108 | $32.26 |
| 27 | Maryland | $67,921 | $32.65 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $64,162 | $30.85 |
| 29 | Alabama | $66,381 | $31.91 |
| 30 | Alaska | $62,761 | $30.17 |
| 31 | Arizona | $66,626 | $32.03 |
| 32 | Wyoming | $59,713 | $28.71 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $64,092 | $30.81 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $64,866 | $31.19 |
| 35 | Hawaii | $59,390 | $28.55 |
| 36 | Minnesota | $63,067 | $30.32 |
| 37 | Missouri | $65,232 | $31.36 |
| 38 | Michigan | $59,061 | $28.39 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $61,390 | $29.51 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $60,651 | $29.16 |
| 41 | Maine | $63,619 | $30.59 |
| 42 | Georgia | $57,640 | $27.71 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $59,215 | $28.47 |
| 44 | Florida | $58,637 | $28.19 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $58,725 | $28.23 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $58,604 | $28.18 |
| 47 | Indiana | $54,431 | $26.17 |
| 48 | Montana | $54,800 | $26.35 |
| 49 | Illinois | $57,876 | $27.82 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $54,202 | $26.06 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $55,019 | $26.45 |
Adjunct history instructor salary details
An adjunct history instructor's salary ranges from $40,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $125,000 at the 90th percentile.
What is an adjunct history instructor's salary?
| Percentile | Annual salary | Monthly salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90th Percentile | $125,000 | $10,417 | $60 |
| 75th Percentile | $96,000 | $8,000 | $46 |
| Average | $71,436 | $5,953 | $34 |
| 25th Percentile | $53,000 | $4,417 | $25 |
| 10th Percentile | $40,000 | $3,333 | $19 |
Highest paying adjunct history instructor jobs
The highest paying types of adjunct history instructors are history professor, american history professor, and assistant professor of history.
| Job title | Annual salary | Monthly salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor Of Spanish | $54,930 | $4,578 | $26.41 | 25,516 |
| Mathematics Instructor | $51,311 | $4,276 | $24.67 | 39,866 |
| Instructor | $53,426 | $4,452 | $25.69 | 39,273 |
| English Instructor | $53,915 | $4,493 | $25.92 | 27,111 |
| Adjunct English Instructor | $55,901 | $4,658 | $26.88 | 38,052 |
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Adjunct history instructor salary trends
The average adjunct history instructor salary has risen by $10,248 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average adjunct history instructor earned $61,188 annually, but today, they earn $71,436 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for adjunct history instructors over the last decade.
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Average adjunct history instructor salary over time
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Adjunct history instructor salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $71,400 | $34.34 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | $69,800 | $33.58 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | $69,300 | $33.32 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | $67,500 | $32.47 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $66,700 | $32.08 | +3.4% |
Recently added adjunct history instructor salaries
| Company | Job | Location | Date added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Texas System | History Adjunct Instructor | Dallas, TX | 06/27/2025 | $42,000 |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Adjunct Faculty: History Instructor | South Bend, IN | 06/20/2025 | $94,959 |
| Association for Institutional Research In The Upper Midwest | History Adjunct Instructor | Appleton, WI | 06/17/2025 | $93,915 |
| Multnomah University | History-Adjunct | Rocklin, CA | 06/13/2025 | $42,700 |
| Navarro College | Adjunct-History | Mexia, TX | 06/11/2025 | $25,200 |
| Colorado Early Colleges | History Adjunct | Castle Rock, CO | 06/08/2025 | $60,001 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Adjunct Instructor-History | Texarkana, TX | 06/06/2025 | $28,800 |
| Association for Institutional Research In The Upper Midwest | History Adjunct Instructor | Appleton, WI | 05/27/2025 | $93,915 |
| Minnesota State | Adjunct History Instructor | Austin, TX | 05/18/2025 | $43,067 |
| Alcorn State University | Adjunct Instructor, History | Lyman, MS | 05/06/2025 | $36,000 |
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