Our Pay Values Your Expertise.

Starting Compensation

Find your desired work location and position below to determine starting pay.

Please view the “Pay Additives” section to learn more about increasing your pay with various relevant certification!

Pay Additives

We value experience and certifications for our instructors. Some pay additives are added to your hourly rate. Others are paid as a one-time bonus per season. See below for more details. 

**These certifications are mutually exclusive. For example, if you have a SPI certification, you would not be eligible for the Lead Climb pay increase. 

Staff Perks!

All staff

• Pro Deals!
  • As a part of the Outdoor Education industry, our staff are eligible for major discounts on outdoor gear after 30 days of employment with several top companies like Outdoor Research, Diamondback, Smartwool, Big Agnes, Kelty, Scarpa, La Sportiva, Yakima, Chacos, Smith, Yeti, etc.
• Free access to Avid4 gear!
  • We pride ourselves on using high quality gear for our camps. We provide all staff with access to use our gear during non-camp hours.
• Reimbursements!
  • Public Transportation – all staff are eligible for public transportation fare reimbursement to and from work.
  • Up to $50/year on race registrations for any races that involve our core sports – biking, climbing or paddling.
• Camp discounts for your family
  • 25% off when registering in advance
  • 50% off when registering 5 days prior to the start of the session
  • 75% off when registering within 24 hours of the start of the session 
• Volunteer hours!
  • If you have a non-profit you love that supports our mission and you volunteer for more than 5 hours in a year, we will donate $25 the organization.
• Climbing Gym discounts at Bay Area, CA locations
• Referral Program
  • Refer others to work with us and you could win airline tickets or other cool items! Find out more here.
• Professional Development!
  • Live Smart(er) is a way of life here. Throughout the year, we offer multiple professional development opportunities for our staff to gain more knowledge in our core sports and business-related topics through field training days, webinars, conference grants and optional meetups after camp.

Returning Staff

• Adventure Grants
  • Each season, we award 2 of our returning staff members a trip to take an adventure to a destination of their choice. A few of the past recipients have gone to Australia, Belize and Japan!
• Ethan Gillett Scholarship Fund
  • In 2016, we began a scholarship fund after losing one of our dear staff members that truly embodied the Avid4 Adventure mission. The fund honors his passion for the outdoors and continuous education. Each season, we award one of our returning staff with the tuition for an AMGA SPI certification course and one returning staff with tuition for a Wilderness First Responder course.
• Specialized training certification reimbursement
  • Avid will reimburse returning staff $100/year on certifications for advanced climbing, paddling or biking

Avid4 Adventure has 2 resident camps in Bailey and Evergreen, Colorado. Our Bailey (Windy Peak) camp hosts 6th – 11th graders. Our Evergreen (Mt. Evans) camp hosts 1st – 5th graders. Sessions range from 4 days – 2 weeks.

We run week-long Expedition programs in California and Colorado for 5th – 11th graders.

Starting Seasonal Compensation - Resident Camp

Find your desired work location and position below to determine starting pay.

Unless otherwise noted, the listed rates are per week for the summer season (June – early August).  If a partial week is worked, the rate would be prorated by the number of days worked. 

Please view the “Pay Additives” section to learn more about increasing your pay with various relevant certification!

Starting Seasonal Compensation - Expeditions

Find your desired work location and position below to determine starting pay.

Unless otherwise noted, the listed rates are per week for the summer season (June – early August).  If a partial week is worked, the rate would be prorated by the number of days worked. 

Please view the “Pay Additives” section to learn more about increasing your pay with various relevant certifications!

Pay Additives

**These certifications are mutually exclusive. For example, if you have a SPI certification, you would not be eligible for the Lead Climb pay increase. 

Staff Perks!

All staff

• Pro Deals!
  • As a part of the Outdoor Education industry, our staff are eligible for major discounts on outdoor gear after 30 days of employment with several top companies like Outdoor Research, Diamondback, Smartwool, Big Agnes, Kelty, Scarpa, La Sportiva, Yakima, Chacos, Smith, Yeti, etc.
• Free access to Avid4 gear!
  • We pride ourselves on using high quality gear for our camps. We provide all staff with access to use our gear during non-camp hours.
• Reimbursements!
  • Public Transportation – all staff are eligible for public transportation fare reimbursement to and from work.
  • Up to $50/year on race registrations for any races that involve our core sports – biking, climbing or paddling.
• Camp discounts for your family
  • 25% off when registering in advance
  • 50% off when registering 5 days prior to the start of the session
  • 75% off when registering within 24 hours of the start of the session 
• Volunteer hours!
  • If you have a non-profit you love that supports our mission and you volunteer for more than 5 hours in a year, we will donate $25 the organization.
• Climbing Gym discounts at Bay Area, CA locations
• Referral Program
  • Refer others to work with us and you could win airline tickets or other cool items! Find out more here.
• Professional Development!
  • Live Smart(er) is a way of life here. Throughout the year, we offer multiple professional development opportunities for our staff to gain more knowledge in our core sports and business-related topics through field training days, webinars, conference grants and optional meetups after camp.

Returning Staff

• Adventure Grants
  • Each season, we award 2 of our returning staff members a trip to take an adventure to a destination of their choice. A few of the past recipients have gone to Australia, Belize and Japan!
• Ethan Gillett Scholarship Fund
  • In 2016, we began a scholarship fund after losing one of our dear staff members that truly embodied the Avid4 Adventure mission. The fund honors his passion for the outdoors and continuous education. Each season, we award one of our returning staff with the tuition for an AMGA SPI certification course and one returning staff with tuition for a Wilderness First Responder course.
• Specialized training certification reimbursement
  • Avid will reimburse returning staff $100/year on certifications for advanced climbing, paddling or biking

Avid4 Adventure is excited to partner with IENA and Camp Leaders to support J-1 visas for international staff! We pay a fee directly to these agencies that covers a portion of the cost for you to obtain your J-1 visa, which is why compensation looks a little different for international staff. There are some fees that are your individual responsibility, as well. During your interview, we will discuss the J-1 process and provide you with specific compensation details based on the position that interests you. 

Starting Compensation

	Hourly Rate
Event Instructor	$13.50
Event Supervisor	$14.85

Staff Perks!

All staff

• Pro Deals!
  • As a part of the Outdoor Education industry, staff are eligible for major discounts on outdoor gear after 30 days of employment with several top companies like Outdoor Research, Diamondback, Smartwool, Big Agnes, Kelty, Scarpa, La Sportiva, Yakima, Chacos, Smith, Yeti, etc.
• Free access to Avid4 gear!
  • We pride ourselves on using high quality gear for our camps. We provide all staff with access to use our gear during non-camp hours.
• Reimbursements!
  • Public Transportation – all staff are eligible for public transportation fare reimbursement to and from work.
  • Up to $50/year on race registrations for any races that involve our core sports – biking, climbing or paddling.
• Camp discounts for your family
  • 25% off when registering in advance
  • 50% off when registering 5 days prior to the start of the session
  • 75% off when registering within 24 hours of the start of the session 
• Volunteer hours!
  • If you have a non-profit you love that supports our mission and you volunteer for more than 5 hours in a year, we will donate $25 the organization.
• Climbing Gym discounts at Bay Area, CA locations
• Referral Program
  • Refer others to work with us and you could win airline tickets or other cool items! Find out more here.
• Professional Development!
  • Live Smart(er) is a way of life here. Throughout the year, we offer multiple professional development opportunities for our staff to gain more knowledge in our core sports and business-related topics through field training days, webinars, conference grants and optional meetups after camp.

Returning Staff

• Adventure Grants
  • Each season, we award 2 of our returning staff members a trip to take an adventure to a destination of their choice. A few of the past recipients have gone to Australia, Belize and Japan!
• Ethan Gillett Scholarship Fund
  • In 2016, we began a scholarship fund after losing one of our dear staff members that truly embodied the Avid4 Adventure mission. The fund honors his passion for the outdoors and continuous education. Each season, we award one of our returning staff with the tuition for an AMGA SPI certification course and one returning staff with tuition for a Wilderness First Responder course.