Instructional Coordinators Career, Salary and Skills
Instructional Coordinators have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $77,440 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 227,760. Wage data is published for 418 locations.
Occupation description
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.
O*NET code
25-9031.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$77,440
Hourly median
$37.23
Employment
227,760
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | 4.25 | 4.75 |
| Writing | 4.12 | 4.50 |
| Instructing | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Monitoring | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.62 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.88 | 4.12 |
Typical tasks
- Plan and conduct teacher training programs and conferences dealing with new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching aids.
- Interpret and enforce provisions of state education codes and rules and regulations of state education boards.
- Conduct or participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote the intellectual, social, and physical welfare of students.
- Advise teaching and administrative staff in curriculum development, use of materials and equipment, and implementation of state and federal programs and procedures.
- Advise and teach students.
- Recommend, order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs and district standards.
- Update the content of educational programs to ensure that students are being trained with equipment and processes that are technologically current.
- Observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills.
Technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Captivate
- Adobe Connect
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe eLearning Suite
- Adobe FrameMaker
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Presenter
Instructional Coordinators salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in TXMedian $78,710 · Employment 31,970
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in CAMedian $97,010 · Employment 20,950
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in NYMedian $80,560 · Employment 18,730
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in FLMedian $60,790 · Employment 18,030
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in New York, NYMedian $85,730 · Employment 15,240
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in ILMedian $76,050 · Employment 10,330
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $80,740 · Employment 9,080
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in NCMedian $63,340 · Employment 8,260
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in Houston, TXMedian $77,430 · Employment 8,030
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in GAMedian $81,060 · Employment 7,830
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $77,900 · Employment 7,790
- Instructional Coordinators Salary in PAMedian $75,580 · Employment 7,540
Related careers
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNational median $64,370
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $63,820
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNational median $105,870
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNational median $72,040
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolNational median $66,270
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolNational median not published
- Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $66,810
- Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special EducationNational median not published
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.