Entry Level Instructional Designer Salary in the United States

How much does an Entry Level Instructional Designer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Entry Level Instructional Designer in the United States is $81,811 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, an Entry Level Instructional Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,104
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,474 to $87,199
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,884
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Entry Level Instructional Designer Salaries by Percentile

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75th Percentile $87,199 $7,267 $1,677 $42
Average $81,811 $6,818 $1,573 $39
25th Percentile $73,474 $6,123 $1,413 $35
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Key Factors That Influence Entry Level Instructional Designer Salaries

An Entry Level Instructional Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

Top Paying Cities for Entry Level Instructional Designers

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: $103,188
  • San Francisco: $102,174
  • Oakland: $99,908

What Skills Can Increase an Entry Level Instructional Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.3% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
  • Power Distribution (Mentioned in 2.65% Job Postings): Electric power distribution is the final stage in the delivery of electric power; it carries electricity from the transmission system to individual consumers.
  • Ethernet (Mentioned in 1.52% Job Postings): Ethernet is the traditional technology for connecting devices in a wired local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). It enables devices to communicate with each other via a protocol, which is a set of rules or common network language.
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Troubleshooting 5.3%
Power Distribution 2.65%
Ethernet 1.52%

Entry Level Instructional Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Entry Level Instructional Designer'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.

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$73,474
Average $81,811/year
$87,199
$6,123
Average $6,818/month
$7,267
$1,413
Average $1,573/week
$1,677
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Average $39/hour
$42
Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $87,199 $7,267 $1,677 $42
Average $81,811 $6,818 $1,573 $39
25th Percentile $73,474 $6,123 $1,413 $35

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