What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Director Instructional Design's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Director Instructional Design?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Director Instructional Design roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Director Instructional Design's salary?

An Assistant Director Instructional Design's salary grows with experience: starting around $91,237 for beginners, reaching about $140,064 at mid-level, and approach $138,531 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director Instructional Design?

Assistant Director Instructional Design salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director Instructional Design roles are District of Columbia $159,153, California $158,550, Massachusetts $156,437. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director Instructional Design roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director Instructional Design level roles vary by specialization: Director of Instructional Design: $147,781; Instructional Design Specialist: $97,415; Director of Instructional Technology: $93,789; Instructional Design Coordinator: $79,120; Instructional Support Assistant: $71,198.

Assistant Director Instructional Design Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Director Instructional Design make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director Instructional Design in Vermont is $141,085 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $68.

However, an Assistant Director Instructional Design's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $164,501
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $135,613 to $153,342
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $130,631

10% $130,631

50% (Median) $141,085

90% $164,501

Assistant Director Instructional Design Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,342	$12,778	$2,949	$74
Average	$141,085	$11,757	$2,713	$68
25th Percentile	$135,613	$11,301	$2,608	$65

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director Instructional Design Salaries

An Assistant Director Instructional Design's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Director Instructional Design Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Director Instructional Design's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $91,237
Early Career (1-2 years): $105,247
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $140,064
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,323
Expert (over 8 years): $138,531

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Curriculum Specialist III	less than 1 year	$91,237
Curriculum Specialist IV	1-2 years	$105,247
Curriculum Specialist V	2-4 years	$140,064
Curriculum Manager	5-8 years	$118,323
Assistant Director Instructional Design	over 8 years	$138,531

How Do Assistant Director Instructional Design Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Director Instructional Designs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $159,153.
California: $158,550.
Massachusetts: $156,437.

District of Columbia $159,153 California $158,550 Massachusetts $156,437 Washington $155,862 New Jersey $155,804 Alaska $155,603 Connecticut $153,619 New York $152,814

Hawaii $150,241 Rhode Island $149,034 Maryland $148,214 Minnesota $147,093 Colorado $146,662 Illinois $146,518 Oregon $145,972 Delaware $145,570

New Hampshire $145,317 Virginia $144,750 Pennsylvania $143,097 Nevada $142,263 North Dakota $141,990 Michigan $141,559 Wisconsin $141,401 Vermont $141,085

Texas $140,208 Maine $140,150 Arizona $140,064 Ohio $139,964 Georgia $138,641 Indiana $137,980 Wyoming $137,850 Utah $137,649

Iowa $137,563 Kansas $136,873 Louisiana $136,672 North Carolina $136,600 Missouri $136,571 Florida $136,011 Montana $135,709 Nebraska $135,421

Kentucky $135,263 South Carolina $134,688 Tennessee $134,329 Idaho $134,185 New Mexico $133,136 Oklahoma $132,906 Alabama $132,058 South Dakota $130,635

Arkansas $129,858 West Virginia $129,441 Mississippi $128,191

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Director Instructional Design

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $144,412
Barre: $144,629
Cabot: $144,312

Adamant, VT $144,412

Barre, VT $144,629

Cabot, VT $144,312

Calais, VT $144,438

East Barre, VT $144,410

East Calais, VT $144,412

East Montpelier, VT $144,509

Eden, VT $144,318

Eden Mills, VT $144,187

Graniteville, VT $144,621

Hyde Park, VT $144,530

Johnson, VT $144,713

Lake Elmore, VT $144,369

Marshfield, VT $144,336

Moretown, VT $144,723

Morrisville, VT $144,706

Moscow, VT $144,779

Northfield, VT $144,546

Northfield Falls, VT $145,222

North Hyde Park, VT $144,520

North Montpelier, VT $144,375

Plainfield, VT $144,355

Roxbury, VT $144,111

South Barre, VT $144,798

Waterbury, VT $144,765

Stowe, VT $144,785

Waitsfield, VT $144,704

Warren, VT $144,434

Washington, VT $144,152

Waterbury Center, VT $144,760

Websterville, VT $144,598

Williamstown, VT $144,430

Wolcott, VT $144,351

Woodbury, VT $144,208

Worcester, VT $144,352

Rutland, VT $144,348

Belmont, VT $143,902

Benson, VT $143,901

Bomoseen, VT $144,128

Brandon, VT $144,234

Bridport, VT $144,250

Castleton, VT $144,155

Center Rutland, VT $144,254

Chittenden, VT $143,922

Cuttingsville, VT $143,872

Danby, VT $144,118

East Middlebury, VT $144,329

East Poultney, VT $144,134

East Wallingford, VT $143,977

Fair Haven, VT $144,029

Florence, VT $143,978

Forest Dale, VT $144,240

Gaysville, VT $143,324

Granville, VT $144,001

Hancock, VT $143,978

Hydeville, VT $144,145

Killington, VT $143,962

Middlebury, VT $144,552

Middletown Springs, VT $144,056

Mount Holly, VT $143,922

North Clarendon, VT $144,134

Orwell, VT $144,118

Pawlet, VT $144,169

Pittsfield, VT $144,046

Pittsford, VT $144,184

Poultney, VT $144,157

Proctor, VT $144,316

Ripton, VT $144,149

Rochester, VT $144,075

Rupert, VT $144,060

Salisbury, VT $144,290

Shoreham, VT $144,168

Stockbridge, VT $143,912

Wallingford, VT $143,990

Wells, VT $144,175

West Pawlet, VT $144,224

West Rupert, VT $144,190

West Rutland, VT $144,102

Whiting, VT $144,174

Saint Johnsbury, VT $144,329

Albany, VT $144,246

Barnet, VT $144,175

Barton, VT $144,230

Beebe Plain, VT $144,273

Concord, VT $144,039

Coventry, VT $144,441

Craftsbury, VT $144,287

Craftsbury Common, VT $144,295

Danville, VT $144,207

Derby, VT $144,273

Derby Line, VT $144,165

East Burke, VT $144,161

East Charleston, VT $144,175

East Hardwick, VT $144,253

East Haven, VT $143,846

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $144,326

Glover, VT $144,187

Granby, VT $143,669

Greensboro, VT $144,138

Greensboro Bend, VT $144,230

Hardwick, VT $144,389

Irasburg, VT $144,194

Island Pond, VT $143,958

Lowell, VT $144,145

Lower Waterford, VT $144,310

Lyndon, VT $144,284

Lyndon Center, VT $144,447

Lyndonville, VT $144,290

Morgan, VT $144,030

Newport, VT $144,359

Newport Center, VT $144,175

North Concord, VT $143,799

North Troy, VT $144,195

Orleans, VT $144,141

Passumpsic, VT $144,338

Peacham, VT $144,047

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $144,342

Sheffield, VT $144,086

Sutton, VT $144,075

Troy, VT $144,210

West Burke, VT $144,171

West Charleston, VT $144,103

West Danville, VT $144,215

Westfield, VT $144,100

West Glover, VT $144,200

Averill, VT $143,360

Beecher Falls, VT $144,290

Canaan, VT $143,931

Gilman, VT $144,565

Guildhall, VT $143,741

Lunenburg, VT $144,054

Norton, VT $143,648

North Bennington, VT $145,252

North Pownal, VT $145,545

Pownal, VT $145,627

White River Junction, VT $144,310

Ascutney, VT $144,378

Barnard, VT $143,983

Bethel, VT $144,072

Bradford, VT $144,223

Bridgewater, VT $144,131

Bridgewater Corners, VT $143,845

Brookfield, VT $144,213

Brownsville, VT $144,134

Chelsea, VT $144,129

Corinth, VT $144,090

East Corinth, VT $144,151

East Randolph, VT $144,178

East Ryegate, VT $144,053

East Thetford, VT $144,231

Fairlee, VT $144,076

Groton, VT $144,115

Hartford, VT $144,686

Hartland, VT $144,180

Hartland Four Corners, VT $144,174

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $144,545

Newbury, VT $144,098

North Hartland, VT $144,282

North Pomfret, VT $144,034

North Thetford, VT $144,228

Norwich, VT $144,200

Plymouth, VT $143,741

Post Mills, VT $144,197

Quechee, VT $144,346

Randolph, VT $144,320

Randolph Center, VT $144,247

Reading, VT $143,860

Sharon, VT $144,069

South Pomfret, VT $143,931

South Royalton, VT $144,111

South Ryegate, VT $144,139

South Strafford, VT $144,103

South Woodstock, VT $143,896

Strafford, VT $143,978

Taftsville, VT $144,358

Thetford, VT $144,231

Thetford Center, VT $144,080

Topsham, VT $144,037

Tunbridge, VT $144,065

Vershire, VT $143,997

Wells River, VT $144,149

West Fairlee, VT $144,414

West Hartford, VT $144,037

West Newbury, VT $144,093

West Topsham, VT $144,152

Wilder, VT $144,693

Windsor, VT $144,238

Woodstock, VT $144,062

Bellows Falls, VT $144,588

Cambridgeport, VT $144,422

Cavendish, VT $143,942

Chester, VT $144,086

Chester Depot, VT $144,034

Grafton, VT $143,977

Londonderry, VT $144,236

Ludlow, VT $144,017

North Springfield, VT $144,520

Perkinsville, VT $144,128

Peru, VT $144,085

Proctorsville, VT $143,967

Saxtons River, VT $144,558

South Londonderry, VT $144,325

Springfield, VT $144,450

Westminster, VT $144,586

Westminster Station, VT $144,596

Weston, VT $143,937

Shaftsbury, VT $145,079

Brattleboro, VT $144,882

Bondville, VT $144,283

East Dover, VT $144,576

Jacksonville, VT $144,940

Jamaica, VT $144,286

Marlboro, VT $145,600

Newfane, VT $144,481

Putney, VT $144,451

Readsboro, VT $145,617

South Newfane, VT $144,532

Stamford, VT $145,512

Townshend, VT $144,351

Vernon, VT $145,325

Wardsboro, VT $144,456

West Dover, VT $144,693

West Dummerston, VT $144,517

West Halifax, VT $144,740

West Townshend, VT $144,157

West Wardsboro, VT $144,159

Whitingham, VT $144,888

Williamsville, VT $144,517

Wilmington, VT $144,801

Burlington, VT $145,196

South Burlington, VT $145,187

Winooski, VT $145,196

Colchester, VT $145,196

Alburgh, VT $144,471

Bakersfield, VT $144,686

Belvidere Center, VT $144,161

Bristol, VT $144,716

Cambridge, VT $144,888

Charlotte, VT $144,999

East Berkshire, VT $144,546

East Fairfield, VT $144,762

Enosburg Falls, VT $144,362

Essex, VT $145,085

Essex Junction, VT $145,095

Fairfax, VT $144,898

Fairfield, VT $144,759

Ferrisburgh, VT $144,838

Franklin, VT $144,371

Grand Isle, VT $144,913

Highgate Center, VT $144,493

Highgate Springs, VT $144,566

Hinesburg, VT $144,996

Huntington, VT $144,887

Isle La Motte, VT $144,651

Jeffersonville, VT $144,790

Jericho, VT $144,964

Jonesville, VT $144,995

Milton, VT $145,033

Monkton, VT $144,880

Montgomery, VT $144,362

Montgomery Center, VT $144,187

New Haven, VT $144,698

North Ferrisburgh, VT $144,903

North Hero, VT $144,759

Richford, VT $144,338

Richmond, VT $144,980

Saint Albans, VT $144,824

Saint Albans Bay, VT $144,805

Shelburne, VT $145,131

Sheldon, VT $144,651

Sheldon Springs, VT $145,006

South Hero, VT $145,043

Starksboro, VT $144,801

Swanton, VT $144,625

Underhill, VT $144,931

Underhill Center, VT $144,936

Vergennes, VT $144,654

Waterville, VT $144,703

Westford, VT $145,003

Williston, VT $145,112

Montpelier, VT $144,606

Bennington, VT $145,358

Arlington, VT $144,847

Dorset, VT $144,283

East Arlington, VT $144,228

East Dorset, VT $144,286

Manchester, VT $144,675

Manchester Center, VT $144,581

Assistant Director Instructional Design Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Director Instructional Design roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Director Instructional Design positions in Telecom or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Director Instructional Design as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Director Instructional Design

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$183,410	$88.0	30%
Biotechnology	$176,356	$85.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$169,302	$81.0	20%
Software & Networking	$169,302	$81.0	20%
MFG Durable	$162,247	$78.0	15%

Assistant Director Instructional Design Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Director Instructional Design's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$135,613

Average $141,085/year

$153,342

$11,301

Average $11,757/month

$12,778

$2,608

Average $2,713/week

$2,949

$65

Average $68/hour

$74

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,342	$12,778	$2,949	$74
Average	$141,085	$11,757	$2,713	$68
25th Percentile	$135,613	$11,301	$2,608	$65

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