Instructional Designer salary: $125K median
The median advertised Instructional Designer salary is $125K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $90K to $145K: counted from 40 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $60 an hour or $10,438 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $165K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll instructional designer jobs
$125Kmedian advertised salary
$90K – $145Kmiddle half of roles
$121Kaverage advertised salary
40roles counted
Skills that pay more for Instructional Designer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor fusion | $141K | +$16K | 5 |
| Computer Vision | $141K | +$16K | 5 |
| LMS | $132K | +$6K | 10 |
| Figma | $126K | +$0K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| GRVTY | $165K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $141K | 5 |
| Veeva | $138K | 3 |
| Qualtrics | $75K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Instructional Designer roles
All instructional designer jobs- Systems Course DesignerBluestaq US External · 🇺🇸Colorado Springs$115K - $200K
- Senior Learning Designer, Indian LanguagesDuolingo · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA$143K - $193KSeniorPrompt engineeringInstructional design
- Training Content Developer/ Instructor - TechELINTGRVTY · 🇺🇸Fort Meade, Maryland, United States$165K - $185K
- CS Learning DesignerBrilliant · 🇺🇸NYC, SF, Remote$110K - $180KRemotePython
- Math Learning DesignerBrilliant · 🇺🇸NYC, SF, Remote$110K - $180KRemote
- Lead Learning Experience DesignerWikimedia · Remote$117K - $178KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaA/B testingUser research
- Training Content Developer-Instructor – Technical PROFORMAGRVTY · 🇺🇸Fort Meade, Maryland, United States$155K - $175K
- Curriculum DeveloperAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States$132K - $175KComputer VisionSecurity clearanceSensor fusion
- Curriculum DeveloperAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States$132K - $175KComputer VisionSensor fusionInstructional design
- Instructional Designer, TRM Academy (Compliance)Trm Labs · 🇺🇸United States$155K - $175KRemoteSlackBSA/AMLOn-chain analytics
- Technical Curriculum Developer - AI Agents - RemoteVeeva · 🇺🇸Massachusetts - Boston$100K - $175KRemoteJavaAILangChain
- Technical Curriculum Developer - AI Agents - RemoteVeeva · 🇺🇸California - Pleasanton$100K - $175KRemoteJavaAILangChain
- Sr. Instructional Designer, Learning OperationsChime · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$116K - $160KRemoteSeniorAgileVisual designPremiere Pro
- Sr. Learning Experience DesignerPeloton · 🇺🇸New York, New York$124K - $152KSeniorAgileAdobe Creative CloudPhotoshop
- Instructional DesignerEliseai · 🇺🇸New York City$120K - $145KFigma
- Instructional Design SpecialistThumbtack · 🇺🇸Remote, United States$108K - $140KRemoteInstructional designProject management
- Learning Experience DesignerGong.io · 🇺🇸Austin | Chicago | New York City | Salt Lake City | San F…$91K - $132KLLM
- Principal Learning DesignerEdmentum · 🇺🇸United States$120K - $130KLead and above
- Sr. Instructional Designer, RetailALO · 🇺🇸Beverly Hills, California, United States$100K - $130KSenior
- Instructional DesignerEchodyne Corp · 🇺🇸Kirkland, WA$92K - $130KFigma
Questions about Instructional Designer pay
- What is the average Instructional Designer salary?
- $121K a year on average and $125K at the median, across 40 open Instructional Designer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $90K to $145K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Instructional Designer pay?
- GRVTY ($165K), Anduril Industries ($141K), Veeva ($138K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an instructional designer a high-paying job?
- The median Instructional Designer posting advertises $125K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 28% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an instructional designer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $165K a year or more; the highest open Instructional Designer role advertises up to $200K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Instructional Designer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $125K a year is about $60 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $10,438 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $43 to $70 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Instructional Designer roles?
- Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$16K, 5 postings), Computer Vision (+$16K, 5 postings), LMS (+$6K, 10 postings) advertise more than the $125K median of all Instructional Designer postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Instructional Designer roles at companies is $125K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $90K to $145K. Counted from 40 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/instructional-designer/
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