Instructional Designer, H-1B salary
What 298 H-1B filings report for “Instructional Designer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Instructional Designer?
$65k median H-1B base salary for an Instructional Designer, typically $49k to $83k, across 298 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $79k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California44$79k+$14k
- 2Virginia22$68k+$3k
- 3New York30$65ksame
- 4Texas25$60k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $65kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Instructional Designer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Instructional Designer roles are Ohio University, Old Dominion University, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Illinois, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Instructional Designer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Ohio University8 filings$63k
- 2Old Dominion University7 filings$72k
- 3Johns Hopkins University6 filings$74k
- 4University of Illinois6 filings$59k
- 5James Madison University5 filings$65k
- 6Fort Hays State University5 filings$59k
- 7Harvey Mudd College5 filings$76k
- 8Northern New Mexico College4 filings$51k
- 9University of Kansas4 filings$64k
- 10Weeducation Group4 filings$47k
- 11Purdue University4 filings$53k
- 12TTi Global4 filings$71k
- 13Bittiger3 filings$61k
- 14Montclair State University3 filings$69k
- 15Northwestern Health Sciences University3 filings$56k
- 16River City Education Services3 filings$41k
- 17ServiceChannel.com3 filings$72k
- 18Southern Methodist University3 filings$65k
- 19Boston University3 filings$64k
- 20University of Kentucky3 filings$65k
- 21Virginia University of Integrative Medicine3 filings$54k
- 22Wake Forest University3 filings$55k
- 23Apple3 filings$155k
- 24Black Hills State University3 filings$61k
- 25Cedarville University3 filings$53k
- 26McGraw Hill3 filings$70k
- 27NIIT3 filings$60k
- 28North Carolina State University3 filings$63k
- 29University of Akron3 filings$50k
- 30University of Michigan3 filings$67k
- 31Area9 Inc.2 filings$72k
- 32Audible2 filings$90k
- 33California College of the Arts2 filings$91k
- 34Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science2 filings$82k
- 35Clemson University2 filings$62k
- 36Collabo Creative LLC2 filings$60k
- 37Eastern Illinois University2 filings$56k
- 38Ges International Education Group2 filings$51k
- 39Henry Ford Health System2 filings$80k
- 40Learnlux Inc2 filings$40k
- 41Le Moyne College2 filings$64k
- 42Marist University2 filings$65k
- 43Mills College2 filings$80k
- 44Novartis2 filings$73k
- 45Odessa College2 filings$60k
- 46Opal 8, LLC2 filings$65k
- 47One Fact Foundation2 filings$70k
- 48Pricetrace2 filings$49k
- 49Randstad2 filings$78k
- 50Sabal Education LLC2 filings$49k
Related titles in this family
511 filings carry “Instructional Designer” in the title, across 85 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Instructional Designer30 filings$78k
- 2Instructional Designer II24 filings$63k
- 3Instructional Designer III14 filings$69k
- 4Sr. Instructional Designer13 filings$74k
- 5Instructional Designer I7 filings$52k
- 6Instructional Designer and Technologist6 filings$78k
- 7Instructional Designer/Developer6 filings$79k
- 8IT Curriculum and Instructional Designer5 filings$71k
- 9Online Instructional Designer5 filings$59k
- 10Instructional Designer, Senior4 filings$66k
- 11Instructional Designer/Technologist4 filings$57k
- 12Lead Instructional Designer4 filings$76k
Figures are for the exact title “Instructional Designer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.