Side-by-side distribution
Instructional Designer
$91,313
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 297
Tutor
$22.50/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 66%
- Live roles
- 421
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
Cyber Instructional System Designer, Senior
Instructional Designer, Senior
Highest-paying jobs
Special Education Tutor - Middle School Math
SAT Tutor
Tutor, SAT Reading/Writing Section. 50/hr-60/hr. Materials Provided
Tutor, SAT Math Section. Materials provided
Renewable Energy Tutor
Academic Tutor - Murrup Barak
C++ Programming Tutor
CUPE - Winter2027 - Tutor - BCHHC 65H
CUPE - Winter2027 - Tutor CHMHC
CUPE - Winter2027 - Tutor - BCHHC 65H
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Tutor Me Education
|
$62,400 | 56 |
xAI
|
$72,800 | 19 |
Residential Home Health and Hospice
|
$72,800 | 19 |
| TA Think Academy US | $46,800 | 19 |
Palm Beach State College
|
$34,341 | 19 |
Ivy Tech Community College
|
$31,200 | 10 |
|
TPAPT
|
$93,600 | 9 |
Toolkit Tutors
|
$69,680 | 9 |
Instructional Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $101,250 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $82,500 | 3 |
| New York | $80,000 | 5 |
Tutor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $72,800 | 4 |
| Denver | $72,800 | 3 |
| New York | $67,600 | 21 |
| San Francisco | $62,400 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $62,400 | 15 |
Instructional Designer vs Tutor: which pays more?
The median for Instructional Designer is $91,313 per year (typically $75,000–$110,621), versus $22.50/hr for Tutor ($16.51/hr–$35.00/hr). That puts Instructional Designer about 95% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Instructional Designer and Tutor 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.