Side-by-side distribution
Curriculum Developer
$100,002
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32%
- Live roles
- 25
Professor
$106,574
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.7%
- Live roles
- 27
Highest-paying jobs
Solutions Enablement, Curriculum Developer
Curriculum Developer
Senior Curriculum Developer, sUAS Operations
Curriculum Specialist
Curriculum Design Specialist
STEM Education Curriculum Developer (NYC, Full-Time, For Ages 3-12)
Curriculum and Implementation Senior Specialist, Science
STEM Curriculum Developer (NYC)
Highest-paying jobs
Physics Expert (Professor / Principal Investigator)
Physics Expert (Postdoc / Junior professor)
Mechanical Engineering Professor
Electrical Engineering Professor
Assistant/Associate Professor of Nursing & Religious Student Success Coordinator
Hourly Paid Lecturer - Games Programming
Hourly Paid Lecturer - Games Programming
Assistant Professor of Marketing | Tenure-track
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting
Philosophy Professor/Content Developer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
NORY
|
$68,600 | 2 |
|
Peregrine Technologies
|
$150,000 | 1 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$141,000 | 1 |
|
Skydio
|
$127,500 | 1 |
|
Next Street
|
$110,004 | 1 |
|
Dynamis, Inc.
|
$90,000 | 1 |
|
Success Academy Charter Schools
|
$85,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
micro1
|
$218,400 | 4 |
|
University of Mount Saint Vincent
|
$77,500 | 3 |
|
AD Education
|
$93,147 | 2 |
|
UWorld, LLC
|
$70,000 | 2 |
Curriculum Developer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $82,500 | 4 |
Curriculum Developer vs Professor: which pays more?
The median for Curriculum Developer is $100,002 per year (typically $83,750–$130,875), versus $106,574 for Professor ($75,625–$192,400). That puts Professor about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Curriculum Developer and Professor 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.