A instructional coordinator in Napa has a median wage of $126,730. In San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas the median is $34,360. That is a 3.69-fold difference for the same job title, which is unusually wide even by the standards of a country this large — and it means a national average for this role is close to meaningless.
Ten per cent of instructional coordinators earn below $47,980 and ten per cent above $121,670 — a 2.54× band. The upside from median to 90th percentile is 57%, which is a normal amount of room for experience and specialisation to matter. An offer below the 25th percentile is worth questioning; one above the 75th is worth taking seriously.
6 of the ten best-paying metros for instructional coordinators are in CA. When one state dominates the top of the table like this, cost of living is doing part of the work but rarely all of it — state licensing rules, public-sector pay scales and the presence of a few large employers usually explain the rest. If you are comparing an offer in CA against one elsewhere, adjust for housing before concluding anything.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napa CA | $126,730 | $60.93 | 0.56 | 60 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA | $124,090 | $59.66 | 0.94 | 70 |
| Hanford-Corcoran CA | $115,290 | $55.43 | 0.48 | 30 |
| Kennewick-Richland WA | $114,320 | $54.96 | 0.77 | 150 |
| Merced CA | $106,710 | $51.30 | 1.03 | 120 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA | $105,890 | $50.91 | 0.88 | 1,980 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom CA | $105,790 | $50.86 | 1.03 | 1,630 |
| Trenton-Princeton NJ | $105,720 | $50.83 | 1.07 | 370 |
| Vallejo CA | $105,400 | $50.67 | 0.57 | 120 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $105,220 | $50.59 | 1.13 | 5,190 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV | $104,950 | $50.46 | 1.21 | 190 |
| Bakersfield-Delano CA | $104,600 | $50.29 | 0.79 | 390 |
| Fresno CA | $104,260 | $50.12 | 0.89 | 620 |
| Naples-Marco Island FL | $103,680 | $49.85 | 0.68 | 170 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $103,400 | $49.71 | 0.67 | 2,320 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard WA | $103,360 | $49.69 | 0.76 | 100 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury CT | $102,980 | $49.51 | 0.68 | 400 |
| Kahului-Wailuku HI | $102,330 | $49.20 | 1 | 110 |
| Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $101,690 | $48.89 | 0.46 | 30 |
| Lexington Park MD | $101,280 | $48.69 | 0.81 | 80 |
| Yakima WA | $100,940 | $48.53 | 1.03 | 150 |
| Odessa TX | $100,770 | $48.45 | 0.64 | 80 |
| Boulder CO | $100,630 | $48.38 | 0.64 | 180 |
| Visalia CA | $100,270 | $48.21 | 1.16 | 290 |
| Salisbury MD | $100,170 | $48.16 | 1.77 | 140 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas PR | $34,360 | $16.52 | 0.75 | 760 |
| Mayaguez PR | $34,440 | $16.56 | 0.67 | 50 |
| Aguadilla PR | $35,290 | $16.97 | 0.62 | 40 |
| Arecibo PR | $36,110 | $17.36 | 0.7 | 40 |
| Ponce PR | $36,650 | $17.62 | 1.15 | 110 |
| Yuma AZ | $49,290 | $23.70 | 1.05 | 110 |
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $49,440 | $23.77 | 1.33 | 220 |
| Goldsboro NC | $51,990 | $25.00 | 0.61 | 40 |
| Billings MT | $52,010 | $25.00 | 0.59 | 80 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $52,320 | $25.15 | 1.75 | 250 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee FL | $55,600 | $26.73 | 5.13 | 1,400 |
| Lawrence KS | $61,900 | $29.76 | 4.48 | 340 |
| Ithaca NY | $70,940 | $34.11 | 3.61 | 250 |
| Wichita Falls TX | $86,260 | $41.47 | 3.08 | 250 |
| Champaign-Urbana IL | $65,720 | $31.60 | 2.98 | 460 |
| Victoria TX | $77,700 | $37.36 | 2.93 | 160 |
| San Angelo TX | $83,790 | $40.28 | 2.84 | 210 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill NC | $61,480 | $29.56 | 2.64 | 1,330 |
| College Station-Bryan TX | $72,720 | $34.96 | 2.48 | 490 |
| Flagstaff AZ | $59,000 | $28.36 | 2.38 | 230 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $66,150 | $31.81 | 2.38 | 600 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $77,130 | $37.08 | 2.28 | 300 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $85,730 | $41.21 | 1.1 | 15,240 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | $80,740 | $38.82 | 1.53 | 9,080 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX | $77,430 | $37.23 | 1.67 | 8,030 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $77,900 | $37.45 | 1.18 | 7,790 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $84,850 | $40.80 | 0.79 | 7,300 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $105,220 | $50.59 | 1.13 | 5,190 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell GA | $81,520 | $39.19 | 1.1 | 4,660 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler AZ | $65,340 | $31.41 | 1.31 | 4,560 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | $61,930 | $29.78 | 1.09 | 4,490 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $98,370 | $47.29 | 1.12 | 4,450 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD | $78,400 | $37.69 | 0.98 | 4,170 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos TX | $78,740 | $37.86 | 1.72 | 3,260 |
Figures come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, May 2025 release, SOC code 25-9031. OEWS surveys employers, so it reports what is actually paid rather than what job advertisements claim, and it excludes the self-employed. Estimates cover 491 of 528 metropolitan areas — near-complete coverage, which means the ranges above are reliable rather than drawn from a handful of markets. Read the methodology.