Instructional Coordinator salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cupertino, Santa Clara, Stanford, Palo Alto, Saratoga.

Also listed as: Instructional Designer

Median salary$90,126
Middle 50%$72.8k–$112.1k
vs. national median+28%comparison median $70,387
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,659 and $180,118.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,000
25th$72,800
50th (median)$90,126
75th$112,060
90th$135,290

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $66,000 (14 filings) FY2021: median $73,001 (12 filings) FY2022: median $92,622 (11 filings) FY2023: median $81,170 (18 filings) FY2024: median $72,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (11 filings) FY2026: median $90,126 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 29 filings FY26 29
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$66,000$54,553$89,53314
FY2021$73,001$64,272$102,50012
FY2022$92,622$76,700$115,00011
FY2023$81,170$71,726$117,50018
FY2024$72,000$58,864$89,26811
FY2025$70,000$69,830$80,59811
FY2026$90,126$84,000$120,64029

Cost of living

San Jose's median Instructional Coordinator salary of $90,126 is worth about $81,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Jose = 110.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Instructional Coordinators in the San Jose, CA area earned a median of $99,030 in May 2025 (990 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,126, 9% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Think Academy International Educationtoo few9
New Concept Academytoo few3
SU Dance Consultingtoo few3
The Leland Stanford, Jr Universitytoo few3
Appletoo few2
Aspen Publishingtoo few2
Little Tree Montessoritoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,800 20
Mid-level · Level II $90,126 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$71,094$72,80020
Mid-level · Level II$90,126$90,12611

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.