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How much do instructional designers make?

If you’re thinking about working in instructional design, then it’s a good idea to know what type of salaries and hourly rates to expect.

In this video, we’ll dive into earnings data from a variety of instructional design reports. Learn how much money salaried or freelance designers can expect to earn.

We’ll look at instructional design earnings data from my 2021 Instructional Designer report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (2020) data, and the Learning Guild’s (2018) eLearning report.

I’ll also share my experience of working as a freelance instructional designer from 20182020.

This information gives you a better idea of what to expect when you enter the instructional design job market.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is not financial advice and this video does not make any claims about how much you should or should not charge for your services.
As a new instructional designer, you can earn higher and lower amounts than the average salary data that we’ll look at today.

Feel free to ask any questions about instructional designer earnings in the comments.

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Devlinpeck.com Instructional Design Report (2021): https://www.devlinpeck.com/posts/inst...
Instructional Coordinators (BLS 2020): https://www.bls.gov/ooh/educationtra...
Training & Development Specialists (BLS 2020): https://www.bls.gov/ooh/businessand...
The Learning Guild Report (2018): https://www.learningguild.com/insight...

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0:00 Intro
1:39 ID Compensation Data from the Devlinpeck.com Report (2021)
3:05 Instructional Coordinator Salary Data from the Dept. of Labour Statistics
4:33 Instructional Design Salary Data from the Learning Guild Report
5:06 Earnings Information for New and Prospective IDs
6:21 My Earnings as a Freelance Instructional Designer
9:19 Instructional Design Hourly Rates vs. Project Rates
12:40 Next Steps