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This question is about adjunct instructor jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as an adjunct instructor. The chances of earning over $100k for an adjunct instructor are actually pretty good because the highest-paid adjunct instructor positions typically pay at least $121,000 per year. The average annual salary is $63,646 for adjunct instructor jobs. For example, adjunct instructors in New York whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $156,000.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile adjunct instructor earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| New York | $156,000 |
| New Jersey | $155,000 |
| Vermont | $149,000 |
| California | $147,000 |
| Washington | $147,000 |
| Michigan | $140,000 |
| Connecticut | $137,000 |
| Massachusetts | $135,000 |
| New Hampshire | $135,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $133,000 |
| District of Columbia | $132,000 |
| Rhode Island | $126,000 |
| Wisconsin | $126,000 |
| Delaware | $126,000 |
| Oregon | $119,000 |
| West Virginia | $116,000 |
| Minnesota | $115,000 |
| Maryland | $114,000 |
| Maine | $109,000 |
| Virginia | $109,000 |
| Ohio | $109,000 |
| North Dakota | $106,000 |
| Nevada | $105,000 |
| Alaska | $104,000 |
| Iowa | $102,000 |
| Montana | $102,000 |
| Idaho | $102,000 |
| Kentucky | $100,000 |
| Indiana | $99,000 |
| Arizona | $98,000 |
| North Carolina | $97,000 |
| Utah | $96,000 |
| Alabama | $92,000 |
| Louisiana | $92,000 |
| Illinois | $92,000 |
| Colorado | $90,000 |
| New Mexico | $89,000 |
| Nebraska | $88,000 |
| Florida | $88,000 |
| South Dakota | $86,000 |
| Mississippi | $85,000 |
| Texas | $85,000 |
| Tennessee | $85,000 |
| Wyoming | $84,000 |
| Arkansas | $84,000 |
| Hawaii | $82,000 |
| South Carolina | $82,000 |
| Missouri | $81,000 |
| Kansas | $80,000 |
| Georgia | $77,000 |
| Oklahoma | $73,000 |

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