Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Instructional Designer
Occupation profile for Instructional Designer covers 54 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,950.
- FY2026 certified median
- $66,950
- Total filings
- 54
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $64,959–$76,515
- Top employer
- Old Dominion University
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 20 | $67,299 | $62,901 | $72,865 |
| FY2025 | 16 | $66,587 | $58,680 | $74,274 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 18 | $66,950 | $64,959 | $76,515 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Old Dominion University3 filings
- Collabo Creative LLC2 filings
- Henry Ford Health System2 filings
- James Madison University2 filings
- Le Moyne College2 filings
- Marist College2 filings
- The University of Kansas2 filings
- University of Illinois2 filings
- Arizona State University1 filings
- Black Hills State University1 filings
Top cities
- Norfolk3 filings
- Urbana2 filings
- Indianapolis2 filings
- Lawrence2 filings
- Detroit2 filings
- St. Paul2 filings
- Reno2 filings
- Poughkeepsie2 filings
- Syracuse2 filings
- Harrisonburg2 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 47260 | 25-9031 | $61,318 | $73,632 | $85,946 | $98,259 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 25-9031 | $59,238 | $74,422 | $89,586 | $104,770 |
| 2026-27 | Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 16580 | 25-9031 | $54,226 | $62,213 | $70,221 | $78,208 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 25-9031 | $62,234 | $73,798 | $85,342 | $96,907 |
| 2026-27 | Harrisonburg, VAArea 25500 | 25-9031 | $54,330 | $65,728 | $77,126 | $88,525 |
| 2026-27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 26900 | 25-9031 | $52,042 | $61,880 | $71,739 | $81,578 |
| 2026-27 | Lawrence, KSArea 29940 | 25-9031 | $50,502 | $56,638 | $62,795 | $68,931 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 25-9031 | $51,958 | $71,240 | $90,522 | $109,803 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 25-9031 | $61,298 | $75,379 | $89,461 | $103,542 |
| 2026-27 | Reno, NVArea 39900 | 25-9031 | $51,147 | $61,526 | $71,926 | $82,306 |