what is an instructional designer salary!? (story time: MY first ID salary 😳)

if you've ever wondered what an instructional designer salary is - you're in the right place! We'll talk about all the factors that influence how much an ID can make. AND bonus I'll share a little fun story about my first ID salary :D Enjoy!
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[@thrivebeyondteaching]

I love that she did that for you! Thanks for the reminder to deprogram my teacher brain and ask for more!

[@SamTaylorEd]

It was honestly the best thing anyone has done for my career! Really hope I can pay it forward one day :)

[@lifecarefacts]

How kind your recruiter was!! I never came across such an HR manager...I wish I would in future jobs! Really helpful information. Thanks Sam.

[@SamTaylorEd]

Right?! It was soo amazing! I really hope I can be that person for someone someday :) thanks for watching!

[@RavenDesi]

Same thing happened to me! I was about to ask for 75k, and she said oh! You want 85k! Ok, I can get you that!

[@SamTaylorEd]

Yesss I love that for you! I really hope I can do that for someone someday 🤩

[@alexmccoy6981]

Hi! I love your channel, thanks for all you do! I am currently teaching and hoping to transition at the end of the school year. Is this even a reasonable timeline? I have started studying and reading your book and plan to put in time every day. Thanks so much!

[@SamTaylorEd]

Hey! Yes this seems like a reasonable timeline to me. There are lots of things you can accomplish during the school year, especially when it comes to getting your LinkedIn profile, resume, and work experience organized! Consider trying to lead a few extra professional development sessions for fellow teachers or departments, these are great for the resume. Hope this helps - and thanks for watching!

[@lucascarneiro5085]

Hey Sam! Great video as always. I was wondering if you're aware of any success stories regarding remote jobs from applicants outside of the US. I'm currently in my first job search for ID/Training roles and pretty much binge watching both yours and Devlin Peck's content. Thanks in advance ;)

[@SamTaylorEd]

Hey! Thanks so much for watching! And yes I've worked with many IDs that weren't based in the US. There are a lot of companies that have offices in multiple locations (e.g. US, Singapore, Croatia), so it's definitely possible to be an ID outside of the US. I'd suggest using LinkedIn to search up ID jobs in your area - hope that helps!

[@DiamondFlame45]

I noticed that higher ed has the lowest starting salaries for IDs! I have a friend who transitioned from the classroom to a higher ed ID position! I think it’s a great starting point! But he plans to land a more corporate ID role in the future.

[@SamTaylorEd]

I agree - it's definitely a great starting point! Gaining experience is definitely a super important thing when you're making the transition!

[@thinkinenglish4877]

Could you make a video about benefits? Health insurance is getting soooo expensive for US companies right now. Do you know anything about benefits by different industry? I suppose you could talk about tech benefits? I know about benefits in healthcare as I used to work in healthcare. I also read that on average, companies that employ more women, have higher premiums for their employees. In healthcare, as they usually have a higher percentage of women workers (mostly nurses) employees tend to have higher premium payments as a result. This is just from my personal experience working for a hospital system. They also had a tiered system for employees where those who made more also had to pay higher premiums, so even if you got a raise, you never really got that extra income.

[@SamTaylorEd]

Hi! Great question - unfortunately I am not qualified to speak on benefits at all! I still have to ping my HR team all the time to ask a million questions 🤦‍♀️ wish it wasn't so confusing!! As for other benefits, it really depends on the company. Some offer great other benefits like 401k matches and great maternity/paternity leave, but it really just varies company to company!