What are the main factors that influence a Design Instructor'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 Design Instructor?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Design Instructor roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Design Instructor's salary?

A Design Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $65,933 for beginners, reaching about $94,700 at mid-level, and approach $145,381 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Design Instructor?

Design Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Design Instructor roles are District of Columbia $93,052, California $92,699, Massachusetts $91,464. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Design Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Design Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Flight Instructor: $119,112; Training Instructor IV: $111,473; Training Instructor III: $86,733; Training Instructor II: $70,483; Adjunct Instructor, Design: $67,627.

Design Instructor Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Design Instructor make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Design Instructor in Wisconsin is $82,673 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Design Instructor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,780
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,327 to $90,057
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,817

10% $64,817

50% (Median) $82,673

90% $96,780

Design Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,057	$7,505	$1,732	$43
Average	$82,673	$6,889	$1,590	$40
25th Percentile	$73,327	$6,111	$1,410	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Design Instructor Salaries

A Design Instructor'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 Design Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Design Instructor'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): $65,933
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,134
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,700
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,243
Expert (over 8 years): $145,381

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Curriculum Specialist I	less than 1 year	$65,933
Design Instructor	1-2 years	$81,134
Curriculum Specialist III	2-4 years	$94,700
Curriculum Specialist IV	5-8 years	$109,243
Curriculum Specialist V	over 8 years	$145,381

How Do Design Instructor 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 Design Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,052.
California: $92,699.
Massachusetts: $91,464.

District of Columbia $93,052 California $92,699 Massachusetts $91,464 Washington $91,127 New Jersey $91,094 Alaska $90,976 Connecticut $89,816 New York $89,346

Hawaii $87,841 Rhode Island $87,135 Maryland $86,656 Minnesota $86,001 Colorado $85,749 Illinois $85,665 Oregon $85,345 Delaware $85,110

New Hampshire $84,962 Virginia $84,631 Pennsylvania $83,664 Nevada $83,177 North Dakota $83,017 Michigan $82,765 Wisconsin $82,673 Vermont $82,488

Texas $81,975 Maine $81,942 Arizona $81,891 Ohio $81,832 Georgia $81,059 Indiana $80,672 Wyoming $80,597 Utah $80,479

Iowa $80,429 Kansas $80,025 Louisiana $79,908 North Carolina $79,866 Missouri $79,849 Florida $79,521 Montana $79,345 Nebraska $79,177

Kentucky $79,084 South Carolina $78,748 Tennessee $78,538 Idaho $78,454 New Mexico $77,840 Oklahoma $77,706 Alabama $77,210 South Dakota $76,378

Arkansas $75,924 West Virginia $75,680 Mississippi $74,949

Top Paying Cities for Design Instructor

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:

Green Lake: $80,417
Greenville: $81,182
Hancock: $79,705

Green Lake, WI $80,417

Greenville, WI $81,182

Hancock, WI $79,705

Hortonville, WI $81,011

Iola, WI $80,059

King, WI $80,672

Larsen, WI $80,862

Leopolis, WI $79,960

Manawa, WI $80,356

Marion, WI $80,109

Menasha, WI $81,248

Neenah, WI $81,100

Neshkoro, WI $80,128

New London, WI $80,677

Ogdensburg, WI $80,176

Omro, WI $80,572

Pickett, WI $80,638

Pine River, WI $80,326

Plainfield, WI $79,853

Poy Sippi, WI $80,382

Princeton, WI $80,225

Readfield, WI $80,781

Redgranite, WI $80,404

Ripon, WI $80,558

Rosendale, WI $80,599

Saxeville, WI $80,238

Scandinavia, WI $80,123

Tilleda, WI $79,839

Van Dyne, WI $80,699

Waukau, WI $80,559

Waupaca, WI $80,343

Wautoma, WI $80,156

Weyauwega, WI $80,481

Wild Rose, WI $80,180

Winnebago, WI $80,884

Winneconne, WI $80,696

Wilson, WI $82,019

Boyd, WI $79,895

Cadott, WI $79,952

Chetek, WI $79,736

Chippewa Falls, WI $80,124

Colfax, WI $80,027

Conrath, WI $79,575

Cornell, WI $79,781

Dallas, WI $80,194

Downing, WI $81,635

Downsville, WI $81,042

Durand, WI $80,964

Eau Galle, WI $80,785

Eleva, WI $80,210

Elk Mound, WI $80,033

Elmwood, WI $81,562

Fairchild, WI $80,113

Fall Creek, WI $80,160

Gilmanton, WI $80,576

Holcombe, WI $79,644

Humbird, WI $80,024

Independence, WI $80,343

Jim Falls, WI $79,848

Knapp, WI $81,592

Maiden Rock, WI $81,691

Menomonie, WI $80,965

Merrillan, WI $79,913

Mondovi, WI $80,372

Nelson, WI $81,331

New Auburn, WI $79,704

Osseo, WI $80,398

Pepin, WI $81,972

Pigeon Falls, WI $80,577

Plum City, WI $81,581

Prairie Farm, WI $80,886

Ridgeland, WI $80,452

Rock Falls, WI $80,067

Sand Creek, WI $79,748

Sheldon, WI $79,540

Spring Valley, WI $82,074

Stanley, WI $79,916

Stockholm, WI $82,164

Strum, WI $80,345

Thorp, WI $79,878

Wheeler, WI $80,627

Whitehall, WI $80,240

Spooner, WI $79,516

Almena, WI $80,629

Ashland, WI $79,436

Balsam Lake, WI $81,944

Barron, WI $80,123

Barronett, WI $79,550

Bayfield, WI $79,438

Benoit, WI $79,322

Birchwood, WI $79,408

Brill, WI $79,740

Bruce, WI $79,498

Brule, WI $80,179

Cable, WI $79,160

Cameron, WI $79,760

Centuria, WI $82,394

Comstock, WI $80,848

Cornucopia, WI $79,544

Couderay, WI $79,200

Cumberland, WI $80,254

Danbury, WI $79,991

Drummond, WI $79,395

Edgewater, WI $79,361

Exeland, WI $79,259

Foxboro, WI $80,464

Frederic, WI $80,699

Gordon, WI $79,796

Grand View, WI $79,234

Grantsburg, WI $81,189

Haugen, WI $79,826

Hawthorne, WI $80,442

Hayward, WI $79,259

Herbster, WI $79,653

Hertel, WI $79,538

High Bridge, WI $79,318

Iron River, WI $79,888

Ladysmith, WI $79,505

Lake Nebagamon, WI $80,264

La Pointe, WI $79,303

Luck, WI $81,634

Maple, WI $80,453

Marengo, WI $79,285

Mason, WI $79,296

Mikana, WI $79,731

Milltown, WI $81,974

Minong, WI $79,761

Odanah, WI $79,617

Ojibwa, WI $79,122

Glidden, WI $79,151

Harshaw, WI $79,519

Hawkins, WI $79,367

Hazelhurst, WI $79,531

Heafford Junction, WI $79,598

Hurley, WI $79,372

Iron Belt, WI $79,224

Kennan, WI $79,380

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $79,510

Lake Tomahawk, WI $79,555

Land O Lakes, WI $79,448

Laona, WI $79,492

Long Lake, WI $79,274

Mc Naughton, WI $79,564

Manitowish Waters, WI $79,442

Mellen, WI $79,184

Mercer, WI $79,302

Minocqua, WI $79,593

Montreal, WI $79,393

Park Falls, WI $79,361

Phelps, WI $79,447

Phillips, WI $79,397

Prentice, WI $79,458

Presque Isle, WI $79,409

Saint Germain, WI $79,609

Saxon, WI $79,254

Sayner, WI $79,501

Star Lake, WI $79,294

Three Lakes, WI $79,516

Tony, WI $79,494

Tripoli, WI $79,324

Upson, WI $78,987

Wabeno, WI $79,498

Woodruff, WI $79,627

La Crosse, WI $79,067

Alma, WI $81,082

Alma Center, WI $80,013

Arcadia, WI $80,305

Arkdale, WI $79,710

Bangor, WI $79,240

Black River Falls, WI $79,753

Blair, WI $79,995

Camp Douglas, WI $79,827

Cashton, WI $79,326

Cataract, WI $79,453

Chaseburg, WI $79,198

Cochrane, WI $80,941

Coon Valley, WI $79,166

De Soto, WI $79,335

Dodge, WI $80,080

Eastman, WI $79,560

Ettrick, WI $79,487

Ferryville, WI $79,464

Fountain City, WI $80,592

Galesville, WI $79,729

Gays Mills, WI $79,713

Genoa, WI $79,256

Hillsboro, WI $79,997

Hixton, WI $80,012

Holmen, WI $79,251

Hustler, WI $80,119

Kendall, WI $79,898

La Farge, WI $79,776

Lynxville, WI $79,566

Mather, WI $79,731

Melrose, WI $79,472

Millston, WI $79,561

Mindoro, WI $79,308

Mount Sterling, WI $79,844

Necedah, WI $79,740

Norwalk, WI $79,420

Oakdale, WI $79,831

Onalaska, WI $79,128

Ontario, WI $79,768

Readstown, WI $79,685

Rockland, WI $79,225

Seneca, WI $79,922

Soldiers Grove, WI $79,772

Sparta, WI $79,390

Steuben, WI $79,703

Stoddard, WI $79,132

Taylor, WI $79,838

Tomah, WI $79,872

Trempealeau, WI $79,719

Palmyra, WI $81,520

Tunnel City, WI $79,833

Viola, WI $79,826

Viroqua, WI $79,328

Warrens, WI $79,708

Westby, WI $79,287

West Salem, WI $79,169

Wilton, WI $79,827

Eau Claire, WI $80,343

Altoona, WI $80,452

Arkansaw, WI $81,296

Augusta, WI $80,142

Bay City, WI $82,035

Bloomer, WI $79,867

Boyceville, WI $81,126

Glen Flora, WI $79,365

Wales, WI $82,636

Bagley, WI $79,573

Beetown, WI $79,653

Benton, WI $79,967

Bloomington, WI $79,667

Boscobel, WI $79,839

Cassville, WI $79,572

Cuba City, WI $79,825

Dickeyville, WI $79,893

Fennimore, WI $79,935

Glen Haven, WI $79,529

Hazel Green, WI $79,696

Kieler, WI $79,915

Lancaster, WI $79,752

Mount Hope, WI $79,655

Patch Grove, WI $79,942

Platteville, WI $80,092

Potosi, WI $79,594

Prairie Du Chien, WI $79,767

Sinsinawa, WI $79,664

Stitzer, WI $79,909

Wauzeka, WI $79,694

Woodman, WI $79,607

Portage, WI $81,360

Adams, WI $80,077

Arlington, WI $82,183

Baraboo, WI $81,367

Beaver Dam, WI $81,294

Brandon, WI $80,428

Briggsville, WI $80,854

Burnett, WI $80,745

Cambria, WI $81,247

Cazenovia, WI $80,142

Columbus, WI $81,934

Dalton, WI $80,783

Dellwood, WI $79,807

Doylestown, WI $81,806

Elroy, WI $79,921

Endeavor, WI $80,752

Fairwater, WI $80,585

Fall River, WI $81,702

Fox Lake, WI $80,893

Friendship, WI $79,835

Friesland, WI $81,142

Grand Marsh, WI $80,112

Hillpoint, WI $80,610

Kingston, WI $80,860

Lake Delton, WI $81,067

La Valle, WI $80,253

Lime Ridge, WI $80,553

Loganville, WI $80,796

Lyndon Station, WI $80,361

Markesan, WI $80,469

Marquette, WI $80,747

Mauston, WI $80,057

Montello, WI $80,467

New Lisbon, WI $79,836

North Freedom, WI $81,406

Oxford, WI $80,481

Packwaukee, WI $80,801

Pardeeville, WI $81,409

Poynette, WI $81,925

Randolph, WI $81,244

Reedsburg, WI $80,773

Rio, WI $81,837

Rock Springs, WI $80,879

Union Center, WI $80,283

Waupun, WI $80,596

Westfield, WI $80,094

Wisconsin Dells, WI $80,735

Wonewoc, WI $79,979

Wyocena, WI $81,592

Amery, WI $82,415

Baldwin, WI $82,910

Beldenville, WI $82,757

Clayton, WI $81,336

Clear Lake, WI $81,991

Cushing, WI $82,137

Deer Park, WI $82,580

Dresser, WI $83,137

East Ellsworth, WI $82,547

Ellsworth, WI $82,682

Glenwood City, WI $82,173

Hager City, WI $82,894

Hammond, WI $83,886

Hudson, WI $85,214

New Richmond, WI $84,089

Osceola, WI $84,306

Prescott, WI $84,538

River Falls, WI $84,432

Roberts, WI $84,408

Saint Croix Falls, WI $82,644

Somerset, WI $84,881

Star Prairie, WI $83,866

Pell Lake, WI $81,299

Pleasant Prairie, WI $81,375

Powers Lake, WI $81,438

Rochester, WI $81,766

Salem, WI $81,503

Silver Lake, WI $81,523

Somers, WI $81,275

South Milwaukee, WI $83,680

Springfield, WI $81,335

Sturtevant, WI $81,291

Sullivan, WI $81,711

Trevor, WI $81,541

Twin Lakes, WI $81,506

Union Grove, WI $81,468

Walworth, WI $81,163

Radisson, WI $79,223

Waterford, WI $82,197

Waukesha, WI $83,445

Whitewater, WI $81,056

Williams Bay, WI $81,085

Wilmot, WI $81,537

Woodworth, WI $81,438

Zenda, WI $81,081

Milwaukee, WI $84,135

Saint Francis, WI $84,098

Racine, WI $81,236

Afton, WI $80,999

Albany, WI $81,552

Arena, WI $81,579

Argyle, WI $81,096

Avalon, WI $81,011

Avoca, WI $80,546

Barneveld, WI $81,586

Belleville, WI $82,089

Belmont, WI $80,315

Beloit, WI $80,925

Black Earth, WI $82,094

Blanchardville, WI $81,310

Blue Mounds, WI $81,851

Blue River, WI $79,809

Brodhead, WI $80,995

Brooklyn, WI $82,129

Browntown, WI $80,460

Cambridge, WI $82,089

Gile, WI $79,637

Clinton, WI $81,058

Wausau, WI $79,901

Marshfield, WI $79,935

Abbotsford, WI $79,856

Amherst, WI $80,069

Amherst Junction, WI $79,979

Aniwa, WI $79,588

Antigo, WI $79,667

Arpin, WI $79,777

Athens, WI $79,673

Auburndale, WI $79,738

Babcock, WI $79,614

Birnamwood, WI $79,635

Blenker, WI $79,727

Bowler, WI $79,790

Brokaw, WI $79,794

Bryant, WI $79,494

Chili, WI $79,839

Colby, WI $79,814

Curtiss, WI $79,777

Custer, WI $79,867

Deerbrook, WI $79,489

Dorchester, WI $79,782

Edgar, WI $79,736

Eland, WI $79,726

Elcho, WI $79,528

Elderon, WI $79,774

Elton, WI $79,597

Galloway, WI $79,850

Gilman, WI $79,603

Jump River, WI $79,533

Gleason, WI $79,506

Granton, WI $79,835

Greenwood, WI $79,876

Hannibal, WI $79,589

Hatley, WI $79,695

Hewitt, WI $80,078

Irma, WI $79,542

Junction City, WI $79,696

Loyal, WI $79,868

Lublin, WI $79,670

Marathon, WI $79,722

Mattoon, WI $79,881

Medford, WI $79,697

Merrill, WI $79,670

Milladore, WI $79,724

Mosinee, WI $79,777

Neillsville, WI $79,945

Nekoosa, WI $79,804

Nelsonville, WI $80,153

Ogema, WI $79,482

Owen, WI $79,794

Pearson, WI $79,462

Pelican Lake, WI $79,467

Phlox, WI $79,822

Woodville, WI $82,453

Houlton, WI $85,423

Abrams, WI $79,904

Amberg, WI $79,420

Armstrong Creek, WI $79,440

Athelstane, WI $79,472

Black Creek, WI $80,769

Bonduel, WI $80,125

Brillion, WI $80,697

Cecil, WI $80,002

Coleman, WI $79,835

Combined Locks, WI $81,305

Crivitz, WI $79,691

De Pere, WI $80,075

Dunbar, WI $79,387

Fence, WI $79,304

Florence, WI $79,421

Forest Junction, WI $80,927

Gillett, WI $79,944

Goodman, WI $79,437

Greenleaf, WI $80,382

Green Valley, WI $79,966

Gresham, WI $79,915

Hilbert, WI $80,897

Kaukauna, WI $81,205

Freedom, WI $81,104

Keshena, WI $80,001

Kimberly, WI $81,310

Krakow, WI $79,967

Lakewood, WI $79,568

Lena, WI $79,889

Little Chute, WI $81,307

Little Suamico, WI $79,883

Marinette, WI $79,935

Mountain, WI $79,614

Neopit, WI $79,805

Niagara, WI $79,508

Nichols, WI $80,412

Oconto, WI $79,882

Oconto Falls, WI $79,925

Oneida, WI $79,974

Pembine, WI $79,456

Peshtigo, WI $79,867

Porterfield, WI $79,659

Potter, WI $80,740

Pound, WI $79,748

Pulaski, WI $79,996

Pickerel, WI $79,537

Pittsville, WI $79,719

Plover, WI $79,987

Port Edwards, WI $80,029

Rib Lake, WI $79,591

Ringle, WI $79,670

Rosholt, WI $79,834

Rothschild, WI $79,975

Rudolph, WI $79,751

Schofield, WI $79,909

Spencer, WI $79,853

Stetsonville, WI $79,733

Stevens Point, WI $79,951

Stratford, WI $79,786

Summit Lake, WI $79,551

Tigerton, WI $79,914

Tomahawk, WI $79,601

Unity, WI $79,790

Vesper, WI $79,762

Westboro, WI $79,487

White Lake, WI $79,528

Willard, WI $79,858

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $79,904

Withee, WI $79,746

Wittenberg, WI $79,817

Rhinelander, WI $79,645

Argonne, WI $79,390

Boulder Junction, WI $79,440

Brantwood, WI $79,366

Butternut, WI $79,236

Catawba, WI $79,391

Clam Lake, WI $78,961

Conover, WI $79,481

Crandon, WI $79,604

Eagle River, WI $79,599

Fifield, WI $79,340

Poplar, WI $80,570

Port Wing, WI $79,908

Seymour, WI $80,315

Oak Creek, WI $83,115

Adell, WI $81,491

Allenton, WI $81,789

Ashippun, WI $82,052

Belgium, WI $82,290

Brookfield, WI $83,949

Brownsville, WI $80,678

Butler, WI $83,998

Campbellsport, WI $81,077

Cascade, WI $81,010

Cedarburg, WI $83,234

Cedar Grove, WI $81,912

Chilton, WI $80,743

Cleveland, WI $80,420

Clyman, WI $81,409

Colgate, WI $83,101

Delafield, WI $82,603

Eden, WI $80,653

Elkhart Lake, WI $80,647

Fredonia, WI $82,269

Germantown, WI $83,447

Glenbeulah, WI $80,608

Grafton, WI $83,249

Greenbush, WI $80,605

Hartford, WI $82,368

Hartland, WI $82,854

Hingham, WI $81,362

Horicon, WI $81,173

Hubertus, WI $82,990

Hustisford, WI $81,498

Iron Ridge, WI $81,619

Ixonia, WI $81,873

Jackson, WI $82,997

Johnson Creek, WI $81,620

Juneau, WI $81,172

Kewaskum, WI $81,823

Kiel, WI $80,506

Kohler, WI $80,853

Lannon, WI $83,563

Lebanon, WI $81,577

Lomira, WI $81,057

Malone, WI $80,674

Mayville, WI $81,083

Menomonee Falls, WI $83,688

Merton, WI $82,990

Mount Calvary, WI $80,742

Nashotah, WI $82,584

Neosho, WI $81,902

Newburg, WI $82,603

New Holstein, WI $80,629

Newton, WI $80,343

North Lake, WI $83,279

Oakfield, WI $80,529

Oconomowoc, WI $82,260

Okauchee, WI $82,495

Oostburg, WI $81,510

Pewaukee, WI $83,213

Plymouth, WI $80,757

Port Washington, WI $82,745

Random Lake, WI $81,879

Richfield, WI $83,035

Rubicon, WI $82,044

Saint Cloud, WI $80,735

Saukville, WI $82,848

Sheboygan, WI $81,085

Sheboygan Falls, WI $80,812

Slinger, WI $82,627

Stockbridge, WI $80,924

Sussex, WI $83,277

West Bend, WI $82,198

Theresa, WI $81,541

Thiensville, WI $83,848

Waldo, WI $81,289

Watertown, WI $81,518

Mequon, WI $83,633

Woodland, WI $81,692

Bassett, WI $81,507

Benet Lake, WI $81,431

Big Bend, WI $82,778

Bristol, WI $81,441

Burlington, WI $81,594

Caledonia, WI $81,899

Camp Lake, WI $81,531

Cudahy, WI $84,033

Darien, WI $81,146

Delavan, WI $81,112

Dousman, WI $82,037

Eagle, WI $81,887

Cobb, WI $80,590

Cottage Grove, WI $82,560

Cross Plains, WI $82,353

Dane, WI $82,348

Darlington, WI $80,545

Deerfield, WI $82,333

De Forest, WI $82,441

Dodgeville, WI $80,952

Edgerton, WI $81,910

Edmund, WI $80,767

Evansville, WI $81,685

Footville, WI $81,174

Fort Atkinson, WI $81,558

Gotham, WI $80,949

Gratiot, WI $80,184

Hanover, WI $81,157

Highland, WI $80,482

Hollandale, WI $81,439

Janesville, WI $81,221

Shawano, WI $80,047

Sherwood, WI $81,135

Shiocton, WI $80,564

Sobieski, WI $79,897

Suamico, WI $79,875

Suring, WI $79,775

Townsend, WI $79,604

Wausaukee, WI $79,557

Wrightstown, WI $80,895

Zachow, WI $80,027

Algoma, WI $79,880

Baileys Harbor, WI $79,661

Brussels, WI $79,872

Casco, WI $79,888

Collins, WI $80,514

Denmark, WI $79,983

Egg Harbor, WI $79,724

Ellison Bay, WI $79,588

Ephraim, WI $79,723

Fish Creek, WI $79,670

Forestville, WI $79,873

Francis Creek, WI $80,075

Kellnersville, WI $80,128

Kewaunee, WI $79,925

Luxemburg, WI $79,889

Manitowoc, WI $80,225

Maplewood, WI $79,859

Maribel, WI $80,077

Mishicot, WI $80,010

New Franken, WI $79,877

Reedsville, WI $80,291

Saint Nazianz, WI $80,449

Sister Bay, WI $79,676

Sturgeon Bay, WI $79,887

Tisch Mills, WI $79,974

Two Rivers, WI $80,004

Valders, WI $80,411

Washington Island, WI $79,541

Whitelaw, WI $80,131

Green Bay, WI $79,866

East Troy, WI $81,887

Elkhorn, WI $81,323

Elm Grove, WI $83,998

Fontana, WI $81,131

Franksville, WI $81,845

Genesee Depot, WI $82,475

Genoa City, WI $81,362

Greendale, WI $83,938

Hales Corners, WI $83,794

Franklin, WI $83,311

Helenville, WI $81,427

Honey Creek, WI $81,631

Kansasville, WI $81,602

Kenosha, WI $81,256

New Berlin, WI $83,532

Lake Geneva, WI $81,087

Lyons, WI $81,523

Mukwonago, WI $82,387

Muskego, WI $82,909

New Munster, WI $81,532

North Prairie, WI $82,342

Fremont, WI $80,631

Rice Lake, WI $79,667

Sarona, WI $79,472

Shell Lake, WI $79,540

Siren, WI $80,345

Solon Springs, WI $79,893

South Range, WI $80,647

Springbrook, WI $79,319

Stone Lake, WI $79,349

Superior, WI $80,733

Trego, WI $79,404

Turtle Lake, WI $81,203

Wascott, WI $79,813

Washburn, WI $79,507

Webster, WI $79,603

Weyerhaeuser, WI $79,474

Winter, WI $79,095

Oshkosh, WI $80,843

Almond, WI $79,969

Appleton, WI $81,311

Bancroft, WI $79,719

Bear Creek, WI $80,435

Berlin, WI $80,490

Big Falls, WI $80,249

Butte Des Morts, WI $80,801

Caroline, WI $80,032

Clintonville, WI $80,239

Coloma, WI $79,759

Dale, WI $80,948

Eldorado, WI $80,651

Embarrass, WI $80,212

Eureka, WI $80,512

Fond Du Lac, WI $81,044

Jefferson, WI $81,490

Juda, WI $80,894

Lake Mills, WI $81,880

Linden, WI $80,683

Livingston, WI $80,268

Lodi, WI $82,085

Lone Rock, WI $80,705

Lowell, WI $81,563

Mc Farland, WI $82,652

Marshall, WI $82,245

Mazomanie, WI $82,052

Merrimac, WI $81,728

Middleton, WI $82,592

Milton, WI $81,257

Mineral Point, WI $80,718

Monroe, WI $80,845

Montfort, WI $80,303

Monticello, WI $81,458

Morrisonville, WI $82,356

Mount Horeb, WI $81,968

Muscoda, WI $80,167

New Glarus, WI $81,792

Oregon, WI $82,514

Orfordville, WI $81,081

Plain, WI $80,951

Prairie Du Sac, WI $81,771

Reeseville, WI $81,728

Rewey, WI $80,359

Richland Center, WI $80,086

Ridgeway, WI $81,532

Sauk City, WI $81,794

Sextonville, WI $80,822

Sharon, WI $81,127

Shullsburg, WI $80,030

South Wayne, WI $80,355

Spring Green, WI $81,262

Stoughton, WI $82,358

Sun Prairie, WI $82,441

Verona, WI $82,418

Waterloo, WI $81,991

Waunakee, WI $82,625

Windsor, WI $82,573

Woodford, WI $80,831

Madison, WI $82,799

Design Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Design Instructor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 47% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Design Instructor positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Design Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Design Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$99,207	$48.0	20%
Internet	$97,554	$47.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$95,074	$46.0	15%
Healthcare	$90,940	$44.0	10%
Aerospace & Defense	$90,113	$43.0	9%

Design Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Design Instructor'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.

$73,327

Average $82,673/year

$90,057

$6,111

Average $6,889/month

$7,505

$1,410

Average $1,590/week

$1,732

$35

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,057	$7,505	$1,732	$43
Average	$82,673	$6,889	$1,590	$40
25th Percentile	$73,327	$6,111	$1,410	$35

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