Side-by-side distribution
Instructional Designer
$85,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 12.2%
- Live roles
- 147
Tutor
$62,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 75.8%
- Live roles
- 190
Highest-paying jobs
Instructional System Designer
Instructional Designer, RapidLearning
Learning Experience Designer
Instructional Designer
Instructional Designer ( onsite)
Senior Learning Experience Designer
Senior Learning Experience Designer
Principal Learning Experience Designer
Sr. Instructional Designer
Learning Experience Designer
Highest-paying jobs
Part-Time In-School Math Tutor (Independent Contractor)
Engineering Tutor
AI Tutor - Software Engineering Specialist
Senior Tutor - SAT + ACT Full Test
Physics Tutor
Occupational Math Tutor
Chemistry Tutor
Space Science Tutor
Data Science Tutor
Tutor - Competition Math
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$118,500 | 2 |
|
Modern Family Law
|
$80,000 | 2 |
FreedomCare
|
$75,000 | 2 |
|
Helion
|
$136,000 | 1 |
|
MKS2 Technologies
|
$125,000 | 1 |
|
IMC
|
$125,000 | 1 |
|
Twilio
|
$112,230 | 1 |
| ML Mission Lane | $109,625 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Tutor Me Education
|
$62,400 | 46 |
|
xAI
|
$72,800 | 44 |
| TA Think Academy US | $41,600 | 15 |
Tutored by Teachers
|
$66,560 | 12 |
Learner Education
|
$52,000 | 11 |
Middlebury College
|
$53,768 | 5 |
Toolkit Tutors
|
$69,680 | 2 |
GO Tutor Corps
|
$39,520 | 2 |
Tutor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $67,600 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $62,400 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $62,400 | 8 |
| Chicago | $52,000 | 3 |
Instructional Designer vs Tutor: which pays more?
The median for Instructional Designer is $85,050 per year (typically $75,625–$113,558), versus $62,400 for Tutor ($60,242–$72,800). That puts Instructional Designer about 36% 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.