How much does a curriculum coordinator make?
Answer: A typical curriculum coordinator in the United States makes $77,440 a year (median, May 2025, US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Line up 100 people; this is the one in the middle (median). about 228,000 people work in this job. Well above the US-wide typical pay ($50,980).
If 100 people had this job
Lowest at bottom-left, highest at top-rightHover over a person to see their yearly pay
Curriculum coordinator pay in the United States (May 2025, median and spread)
| Lower earner (10th from bottom) | Typical person (median) | Higher earner (10th from top) | People in this job |
|---|---|---|---|
| $47,980 | $77,440 | $121,670 | about 228,000 |
| State | Typical person (median) | People in this job |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $105,990 | about 1,000 |
| Maryland | $102,220 | about 4,000 |
| Washington | $97,250 | about 5,000 |
| California | $97,010 | about 21,000 |
| Connecticut | $96,170 | about 2,000 |
Why does pay differ?
In the US, pay can vary with years of teaching or leadership experience, advanced degrees or licenses, and where someone works. A school district, college, or education-services employer may pay differently, and jobs with greater responsibility can pay differently too.
What if you lived in a different state?
Pay varies a lot by state in the USTop 5 and bottom 3 states, typical (median) yearly pay.
What does a curriculum coordinator do?
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.
What's a typical day like?
They may watch a lesson in a classroom, then compare test results and textbooks with teachers. Later, they improve lessons and lead workshops to show teachers new ways to teach.
How to get this job
Earn a bachelor’s, then a master’s in education or curriculum and instruction, and gain several years’ teaching or school-leadership experience. Public-school jobs may require a state teaching or administrator license; rules differ by state.
Graduate degree or long training (preparation level 5 of 5)
Good for people who like helping and teaching and leading and selling.
Did you know?
Surprise: In the US, curriculum coordinators usually work all year—even though their work is tied to schools.
Similar jobs
Jobs using similar skills (O*NET)Earn more in the same field
Educational Instruction and Library jobs that pay a bit moreSources and data
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (bls.gov); descriptions and related jobs from O*NET 31.0. Figures as of May 2025, full-time yearly pay (hourly × 2,080 hours). bls.gov/oes · O*NET OnLine
Pages used for the text
- www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/instructional-coordinators.htm
- www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9031.00
- www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/wage-differences.htm
- www.bls.gov/emp/tables/education-and-training-by-occupation.htm
Data: US BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1 USD = 150 JPY