Side-by-side distribution
Curriculum Developer
$82,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 70%
- Live roles
- 40
Instructional Designer
$90,656
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.8%
- Live roles
- 296
Highest-paying jobs
Curriculum Developer, Electronics and Embedded Systems Development
Training Curriculum Developer/Manager
Senior Curriculum Developer, sUAS Operations
Technical Curriculum Developer
Senior Curriculum Designer
Curriculum Specialist
Atlas Data Operations Curriculum Designer
CANES SME Curriculum Developer
Technical Training & Curriculum Specialist
Math Curriculum Developer
Highest-paying jobs
Instructional Designer
Senior Learning Designer, Indian Languages
Instructional Systems Designer
Instructional Systems Designer
Learning Experience Designer - Sales Enablement
Sr. Instructional Designer, Learning Operations
Learning Experience Designer
Instructional Designer
Instructional Designer, Senior
Cyber Instructional System Designer, Senior
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| RF Research Foundation of CUNY | $80,000 | 3 |
NORY
|
$80,000 | 3 |
|
Leidos
|
$107,675 | 2 |
| DL DLH | $84,178 | 2 |
| ST Stepful | $54,600 | 2 |
|
Algonquin College
|
$130,000 | 1 |
|
Skydio
|
$127,500 | 1 |
|
C3 AI
|
$123,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
General Assembly
|
$104,000 | 6 |
|
Leidos
|
$115,888 | 5 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$113,700 | 4 |
Qualtrics
|
$75,000 | 3 |
Anduril Industries
|
$118,750 | 2 |
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
|
$102,275 | 2 |
T-Mobile
|
$101,250 | 2 |
Metropolis
|
$80,000 | 2 |
Curriculum Developer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $80,000 | 8 |
Instructional Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $101,250 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $82,500 | 3 |
| New York | $80,000 | 5 |
Curriculum Developer vs Instructional Designer: which pays more?
The median for Curriculum Developer is $82,500 per year (typically $72,952–$98,532), versus $90,656 for Instructional Designer ($75,000–$110,585). That puts Instructional Designer about 10% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Curriculum Developer and Instructional Designer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.