Instructional Designer H-1B salaries — 277 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 14
- Filings · FY2025
- $65k
- Median base · FY2025
- $58k–$75k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Old Dominion University
- Top sponsor · 7 all-time
Instructional Designer: 277 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $65k across 14 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $58k and $75k. The biggest sponsors are Old Dominion University, The Ohio University, Fort Hays State University; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Instructional Designer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $65k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Instructional Designer sponsorship changed?
34 certified filings in FY2016 → 15 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 15 | +7% | $67k |
| FY2025 | 14 | −26% | $65k |
| FY2024 | 19 | +46% | $67k |
| FY2023 | 13 | −50% | $67k |
| FY2022 | 26 | −16% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 31 | +48% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 21 | −45% | $63k |
| FY2019 | 38 | +6% | $63k |
| FY2018 | 36 | +20% | $60k |
| FY2017 | 30 | −12% | $59k |
| FY2016 | 34 | — | $56k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Instructional Designers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion University | 7 | $72k |
| 2 | The Ohio University | 7 | $63k |
| 3 | Fort Hays State University | 5 | $59k |
| 4 | The University of Kansas | 4 | $62k |
| 5 | Tti Global | 4 | $71k |
| 6 | North Carolina State University | 4 | $63k |
| 7 | Northern New Mexico College | 4 | $47k |
| 8 | James Madison University | 4 | $62k |
| 9 | University of Illinois | 4 | $56k |
| 10 | Purdue University | 4 | $53k |
Where are H-1B Instructional Designer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 16 | $62k |
| 2 | Athens, OH | 8 | $56k |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 8 | $85k |
| 4 | Boston, MA | 7 | $67k |
| 5 | Sunnyvale, CA | 7 | $69k |
| 6 | Norfolk, VA | 7 | $72k |
| 7 | Plano, TX | 6 | $65k |
| 8 | Santa Clara, CA | 5 | $70k |
| 9 | Urbana, IL | 4 | $56k |
| 10 | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $74k |
Common questions about Instructional Designer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Instructional Designer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Instructional Designer is $65k (FY2025), from 14 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $55k and $72k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Instructional Designers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Instructional Designer are Old Dominion University, The Ohio University, Fort Hays State University.
- Where are most H-1B Instructional Designer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Instructional Designer roles are New York, NY, Athens, OH, San Francisco, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Instructional Designer H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →