Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in the Green Bay Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors pay in Green Bay, WI at a median of $44,250 per year ($21.27/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $61,540, the metro estimate is 28% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause.

The Green Bay pay distribution spans from $36,470 at the 10th percentile to $94,550 at the 90th, a 2.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $36,470 and the 75th at $66,770, so half of Green Bay-based adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Green Bay, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide WI estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.