What are the main factors that influence a Curriculum Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Curriculum Specialist's salary?

A Curriculum Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Curriculum Specialist I (0-2 years)earns $65,348, a Curriculum Specialist II (2-4 years)earns $80,409, a Curriculum Specialist (4-7 years)earns $93,846, a Curriculum Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $108,279, a Curriculum Specialist V (7-10 years)earns $144,091,

What are the highest paying states for a Curriculum Specialist?

Curriculum Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Curriculum Specialist roles are District of Columbia $106,171, California $105,768, Massachusetts $104,358. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Curriculum Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Curriculum Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Curriculum Specialist V: $145,708; Nursing Curriculum Specialist: $125,290; Curriculum Specialist IV: $109,494; Curriculum Support Specialist: $109,083; Curriculum Development Specialist: $108,720.

How do different companies affect a Curriculum Specialist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Curriculum Specialist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Curriculum Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Curriculum Specialist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Curriculum Specialist in the United States is $95,891 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Curriculum Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,648
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,078 to $105,709
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,144

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Curriculum Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,709	$8,809	$2,033	$51
Average	$95,891	$7,991	$1,844	$46
25th Percentile	$86,078	$7,173	$1,655	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Curriculum Specialist Salaries

A Curriculum Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Curriculum Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Curriculum Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $65,348
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,409
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,846
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $108,279
Expert (over 8 years): $144,091

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Curriculu... Level Curriculum Specialist	$65,348
Curriculu... Level Curriculum Specialist	$80,409
Curriculu... Level Curriculum Specialist	$93,846
Curriculu... Level Curriculum Specialist	$108,279
Curriculu... Level Curriculum Specialist	$144,091

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How Do Curriculum Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Curriculum Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,171.
California: $105,768.
Massachusetts: $104,358.

District of Columbia $106,171 California $105,768 Massachusetts $104,358 Washington $103,975 New Jersey $103,936 Alaska $103,802 Connecticut $102,479 New York $101,942

Hawaii $100,225 Rhode Island $99,420 Maryland $98,873 Minnesota $98,125 Colorado $97,838 Illinois $97,742 Oregon $97,377 Delaware $97,109

New Hampshire $96,940 Virginia $96,562 Pennsylvania $95,460 Nevada $94,903 North Dakota $94,721 Michigan $94,434 Wisconsin $94,328 Vermont $94,117

Texas $93,532 Maine $93,494 Arizona $93,436 Ohio $93,369 Georgia $92,487 Indiana $92,046 Wyoming $91,960 Utah $91,825

Iowa $91,768 Kansas $91,308 Louisiana $91,173 North Carolina $91,125 Missouri $91,106 Florida $90,732 Montana $90,531 Nebraska $90,339

Kentucky $90,234 South Carolina $89,850 Tennessee $89,610 Idaho $89,514 New Mexico $88,814 Oklahoma $88,661 Alabama $88,095 South Dakota $87,146

Arkansas $86,628 West Virginia $86,350 Mississippi $85,516

Top Paying Cities for Curriculum Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $120,947
San Francisco: $119,758
Oakland: $117,102

San Jose, CA $120,947

San Francisco, CA $119,758

Oakland, CA $117,102

New York, NY $111,128

Queens Village, NY $110,409

Paramus, NJ $109,642

Passaic, NJ $109,546

Bergenfield, NJ $109,450

Stamford, CT $109,306

Huntington, NY $109,210

Newark, NJ $108,587

Bridgeport, CT $108,395

New Brunswick, NJ $108,079

Vallejo, CA $107,877

Middlesex, NJ $107,820

Somerset, NJ $107,734

Petaluma, CA $107,513

Santa Cruz, CA $107,139

Boston, MA $106,947

Monterey, CA $106,468

Fairbanks, AK $106,401

Los Angeles, CA $106,219

Washington, DC $106,171

Seattle, WA $105,998

Santa Rosa, CA $105,979

Juneau, AK $105,701

Orange, CA $105,384

Anchorage, AK $105,212

Anaheim, CA $105,145

Santa Ana, CA $105,001

Nassau, NY $104,943

Long Beach, CA $104,905

Danbury, CT $104,876

Santa Maria, CA $104,550

Everett, WA $104,531

Bremerton, WA $104,061

Trenton, NJ $103,879

Sacramento, CA $103,840

San Diego, CA $103,793

Brockton, MA $103,754

Tacoma, WA $103,716

Santa Barbara, CA $103,582

Lowell, MA $103,198

New Suffolk, NY $103,160

Nashua, NH $103,045

Lompoc, CA $102,891

Ventura, CA $102,795

Stockton, CA $102,766

New Haven, CT $102,575

Atlantic City, NJ $102,325

Hartford, CT $102,114

Modesto, CA $102,066

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,856

New Britain, CT $101,808

Olympia, WA $101,673

Kennewick, WA $101,673

New London, CT $101,654

Norwich, CT $101,625

Lawrence, MA $101,577

Bakersfield, CA $101,309

Riverside, CA $101,175

New Bedford, MA $101,175

Richland, WA $101,079

Portsmouth, NH $101,002

Vineland, NJ $100,983

San Bernardino, CA $100,906

Boulder, CO $100,638

Worcester, MA $100,561

Portland, OR $100,475

Saint Paul, MN $100,360

Minneapolis, MN $100,360

Philadelphia, PA $100,225

Honolulu, HI $99,717

Springfield, MA $99,382

Providence, RI $99,372

Chicago, IL $99,094

Bellingham, WA $98,979

Baltimore, MD $98,873

Chico, CA $98,634

Wilmington, DE $98,471

Pittsfield, MA $98,375

Manchester, NH $98,192

Spokane, WA $97,771

Denver, CO $97,761

Albany, NY $97,310

Troy, NY $97,272

Schenectady, NY $97,071

Burlington, VT $96,860

Portland, ME $96,524

Salem, OR $96,447

Yakima, WA $96,428

Ann Arbor, MI $96,399

Rochester, MN $96,131

Fresno, CA $96,083

Reno, NV $96,083

Milwaukee, WI $95,997

Detroit, MI $95,901

Allentown, PA $95,872

Carson City, NV $95,862

Houston, TX $95,718

Colorado Springs, CO $95,709

Syracuse, NY $95,661

Eugene, OR $95,479

Bismarck, ND $95,364

Gary, IN $95,364

Galveston, TX $95,364

Springfield, OR $95,287

Medford, OR $95,057

Fort Collins, CO $95,018

Austin, TX $94,942

Mesa, AZ $94,740

Phoenix, AZ $94,721

Dallas, TX $94,692

Reading, PA $94,635

Saint Cloud, MN $94,597

Concord, NH $94,510

Madison, WI $94,472

Utica, NY $94,213

Raleigh, NC $94,136

Las Vegas, NV $94,127

Rochester, NY $94,060

Des Moines, IA $94,050

Atlanta, GA $93,897

Battle Creek, MI $93,868

Salt Lake City, UT $93,839

Lancaster, PA $93,695

Champaign, IL $93,676

Harrisburg, PA $93,561

Durham, NC $93,475

Kansas City, MO $93,465

Kansas City, KS $93,446

Fort Worth, TX $93,436

Boca Raton, FL $93,398

Cleveland, OH $93,388

Columbus, OH $93,369

Pittsburgh, PA $93,360

Richmond, VA $93,321

Indianapolis, IN $93,302

Cincinnati, OH $93,177

Petersburg, VA $93,034

Billings, MT $92,823

Lansing, MI $92,823

Huntsville, AL $92,823

Lebanon, PA $92,813

Dayton, OH $92,803

Pueblo, CO $92,803

Appleton, WI $92,775

Buffalo, NY $92,736

Racine, WI $92,688

Charlotte, NC $92,679

Saint Louis, MO $92,650

Springfield, IL $92,612

Elkhart, IN $92,592

York, PA $92,592

Gastonia, NC $92,583

Benton Harbor, MI $92,583

Beaumont, TX $92,525

Lorain, OH $92,506

Toledo, OH $92,468

Binghamton, NY $92,420

Rock Hill, SC $92,410

Rockford, IL $92,362

Fargo, ND $92,314

Elyria, OH $92,314

Flagstaff, AZ $92,247

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,190

Miami, FL $92,132

Duluth, MN $91,979

Bangor, ME $91,854

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,749

Louisville, KY $91,701

Grand Rapids, MI $91,681

Hialeah, FL $91,672

Casper, WY $91,538

Scranton, PA $91,423

New Orleans, LA $91,394

Virginia Beach, VA $91,384

Akron, OH $91,336

Peoria, IL $91,212

Sarasota, FL $91,192

Green Bay, WI $91,125

Baton Rouge, LA $91,077

Charleston, SC $91,058

Nashville, TN $91,029

Jamestown, NY $91,010

Davenport, IA $91,010

Tucson, AZ $90,962

Cheyenne, WY $90,934

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,905

Tampa, FL $90,886

Omaha, NE $90,866

Port Arthur, TX $90,828

Evansville, IN $90,828

Bradenton, FL $90,790

Santa Fe, NM $90,617

Orlando, FL $90,521

Clearwater, FL $90,416

Canton, OH $90,214

La Crosse, WI $90,214

Grand Forks, ND $90,186

Albuquerque, NM $90,157

Tulsa, OK $90,157

Newport News, VA $90,147

High Point, NC $90,118

Ogden, UT $90,080

Corpus Christi, TX $90,003

Laramie, WY $89,946

Norfolk, VA $89,946

Rock Island, IL $89,888

Saginaw, MI $89,869

Jacksonville, FL $89,860

Salisbury, NC $89,840

Memphis, TN $89,821

Moline, IL $89,773

Fort Myers, FL $89,744

Waterloo, IA $89,620

Spartanburg, SC $89,524

Lincoln, NE $89,476

Fort Wayne, IN $89,457

Birmingham, AL $89,351

Cedar Falls, IA $89,332

Provo, UT $89,323

Springfield, OH $89,313

San Antonio, TX $89,294

Greensboro, NC $89,255

South Bend, IN $89,246

Winston Salem, NC $89,236

Boise, ID $89,207

Savannah, GA $89,140

Muskegon, MI $88,968

Lima, OH $88,853

Lake Charles, LA $88,814

Anderson, IN $88,795

Lexington, KY $88,766

Augusta, GA $88,738

Greenville, SC $88,738

Wichita, KS $88,651

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,651

Columbia, SC $88,565

Bloomington, IN $88,325

Roanoke, VA $88,268

Asheville, NC $88,143

Knoxville, TN $87,980

Shreveport, LA $87,970

Wilmington, NC $87,846

Frankfort, KY $87,664

Oklahoma City, OK $87,597

Chillicothe, OH $87,558

Longview, TX $87,549

Topeka, KS $87,520

Mobile, AL $87,376

Terre Haute, IN $87,338

Erie, PA $87,328

Altoona, PA $87,280

Melbourne, FL $87,251

Amarillo, TX $87,213

Killeen, TX $87,184

Fayetteville, AR $87,107

Sioux Falls, SD $87,040

Chattanooga, TN $86,983

Idaho Falls, ID $86,973

Gainesville, FL $86,772

Portsmouth, OH $86,724

Little Rock, AR $86,705

Lynchburg, VA $86,705

Lafayette, LA $86,666

Youngstown, OH $86,666

Temple, TX $86,628

Daytona Beach, FL $86,609

Clarksville, TN $86,599

Pensacola, FL $86,590

Hopkinsville, KY $86,302

Charleston, WV $86,292

Florence, SC $86,244

Sioux City, IA $86,187

Macon, GA $85,909

Tallahassee, FL $85,899

Fayetteville, NC $85,880

Waco, TX $85,861

Wichita Falls, TX $85,861

Pine Bluff, AR $85,823

Vincennes, IN $85,640

Lubbock, TX $85,602

Great Falls, MT $85,544

Alamogordo, NM $85,535

Abilene, TX $85,458

Rapid City, SD $85,333

Monroe, LA $85,333

Albany, GA $85,276

Huntington, WV $85,266

Jackson, MS $85,257

Greenville, MS $85,247

Parkersburg, WV $85,151

Montgomery, AL $85,132

Johnstown, PA $85,113

Springfield, MO $85,036

Biloxi, MS $84,988

Sumter, SC $84,787

Columbus, GA $84,777

Twin Falls, ID $84,720

Pascagoula, MS $84,595

Kingsport, TN $84,346

Gulfport, MS $84,317

Alexandria, LA $84,001

Fort Smith, AR $83,761

El Paso, TX $83,502

Helena, MT $83,377

Las Cruces, NM $83,070

Harlingen, TX $82,802

Pocatello, ID $82,716

Florence, AL $82,687

Brownsville, TX $82,668

Dothan, AL $82,514

Mcallen, TX $82,466

Columbus, MS $81,757

Altus, OK $81,316

Lawton, OK $81,133

Pierre, SD $80,788

What Skills Can Increase a Curriculum Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 4.94% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Multimedia (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Multimedia is a computerized method of presenting information combining textual data, audio, visuals (video), graphics and animations.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.65% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	4.94%
Multimedia	2.02%
PowerPoint	1.65%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Curriculum Specialist's salary.

Infection Control: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Medical Education: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Agility: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Infection Control	$103,562	8%
Medical Education	$101,645	6%
Agility	$100,686	5%
Blended Learning	$98,768	3%
Consulting	$98,768	3%
PowerPoint	$98,768	3%

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Curriculum Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Curriculum Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$86,078

Average $95,891/year

$105,709

$7,173

Average $7,991/month

$8,809

$1,655

Average $1,844/week

$2,033

$41

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,709	$8,809	$2,033	$51
Average	$95,891	$7,991	$1,844	$46
25th Percentile	$86,078	$7,173	$1,655	$41

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Salary Trends for Curriculum Specialist

Salaries for a Curriculum Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $85,916 in 2023 to around $85,747 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Curriculum Specialist salary trends, .

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2024

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