390 metro areas

Training and Development Specialist Salary by City (2026)

Training and development specialists earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $109,240 a year, against $75,550 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Decatur, AL ($114,880 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $75,550BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $109,240San Jose, CA
Best after cost of living: $114,880Decatur, AL
Metro areas: 390With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for training and development specialists

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Jose, CA$109,240
San Francisco, CA$100,800
Kennewick, WA$100,730
Decatur, AL$100,190
Norwich, CT$96,410
Bridgeport, CT$95,890
Seattle, WA$95,580
Dothan, AL$95,330
Lexington Park, MD$93,160
Boston, MA-NH$89,790

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for training and development specialists
Item	Value
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$109,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$100,800
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$100,730
Decatur, AL	$100,190
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$96,410
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$95,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$95,580
Dothan, AL	$95,330
Lexington Park, MD	$93,160
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$89,790

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Decatur, AL$100,190 nominal$114,880
Dothan, AL$95,330 nominal$113,710
Kennewick, WA$100,730 nominal$100,650
Sierra Vista, AZ$88,980 nominal$99,710
San Jose, CA$109,240 nominal$98,930
Lake Charles, LA$82,910 nominal$96,570
Norwich, CT$96,410 nominal$95,980
Casper, WY$87,150 nominal$92,880
Lexington Park, MD$93,160 nominal$92,460
Augusta, GA-SC$83,260 nominal$90,600

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for training and development specialists
Item	Value
Decatur, AL	$114,880
Dothan, AL	$113,710
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$100,650
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$99,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$98,930
Lake Charles, LA	$96,570
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$95,980
Casper, WY	$92,880
Lexington Park, MD	$92,460
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$90,600

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Training and Development Specialist salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Training and Development Specialist pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Jose, CA	$109,240	$62,210	$132,410	$98,930
2	San Francisco, CA	$100,800	$56,560	$122,600	$87,190
3	Kennewick, WA	$100,730	$55,970	$122,780	$100,650
4	Decatur, AL	$100,190	$55,600	$122,160	$114,880
5	Norwich, CT	$96,410	$50,770	$118,870	$95,980
6	Bridgeport, CT	$95,890	$50,750	$118,120	$89,730
7	Seattle, WA	$95,580	$58,780	$113,710	$86,010
8	Dothan, AL	$95,330	$43,930	$120,640	$113,710
9	Lexington Park, MD	$93,160	$43,430	$117,670	$92,460
10	Boston, MA-NH	$89,790	$51,460	$108,680	$82,930
11	San Luis Obispo, CA	$89,500	$46,700	$110,570	$82,420
12	Sierra Vista, AZ	$88,980	$72,400	$97,140	$99,710
13	New Haven, CT	$87,360	$46,470	$107,490	$83,550
14	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$87,360	$46,090	$107,680	$80,230
15	Casper, WY	$87,150	$46,340	$107,240	$92,880
16	Napa, CA	$87,090	$50,150	$105,270	$77,380
17	New York, NY-NJ	$86,900	$47,990	$106,080	$77,200
18	Bremerton, WA	$85,740	$54,770	$101,000	$81,190
19	Salem, OR	$84,990	$62,630	$96,010	$82,000
20	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$84,800	$55,810	$99,090	$80,900
21	Portland, OR-WA	$84,640	$53,190	$100,110	$80,290
22	Burlington, VT	$84,550	$51,440	$100,880	$83,760
23	Olympia, WA	$84,550	$59,550	$96,870	$81,560
24	Augusta, GA-SC	$83,260	$49,090	$100,090	$90,600
25	Vallejo, CA	$83,260	$44,760	$102,230	$76,750
26	Santa Maria, CA	$83,050	$45,550	$101,520	$76,330
27	Lake Charles, LA	$82,910	$42,580	$102,770	$96,570
28	Sacramento, CA	$82,910	$48,670	$99,780	$77,730
29	Crestview, FL	$82,830	$42,990	$102,440	$85,360
30	Hartford, CT	$82,740	$49,300	$99,200	$80,530
31	Providence, RI-MA	$82,700	$46,990	$100,280	$81,260
32	Anchorage, AK	$82,530	$53,370	$96,910	$78,290
33	San Diego, CA	$82,430	$48,530	$99,130	$73,670
34	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$82,160	$48,530	$98,720	$80,110
35	Des Moines, IA	$81,790	$48,630	$98,110	$89,190
36	Mount Vernon, WA	$81,740	$50,710	$97,030	$79,790
37	Modesto, CA	$81,600	$45,140	$99,550	$78,380
38	Rochester, MN	$81,560	$58,140	$93,100	$89,800
39	Trenton, NJ	$81,200	$45,880	$98,610	$78,700
40	Santa Cruz, CA	$80,600	$46,920	$97,180	$73,340
41	Baltimore, MD	$80,520	$44,350	$98,320	$77,060
42	Denver, CO	$80,500	$45,720	$97,610	$76,100
43	Fairbanks, AK	$80,410	$53,310	$93,770	$77,910
44	Corvallis, OR	$80,330	$58,240	$91,230	$77,230
45	Santa Rosa, CA	$80,250	$47,720	$96,280	$74,450
46	Boulder, CO	$80,120	$43,560	$98,130	$76,160
47	Pensacola, FL	$80,100	$44,840	$97,450	$81,970
48	Peoria, IL	$80,020	$47,920	$95,800	$87,710
49	Niles, MI	$79,930	$43,280	$97,990	$86,530
50	Bend, OR	$79,680	$53,060	$92,810	$76,910
51	Carson City, NV	$79,660	$50,130	$94,200	$81,180
52	Los Angeles, CA	$79,580	$43,080	$97,550	$70,070
53	Charlottesville, VA	$79,520	$48,980	$94,540	$80,200
54	Syracuse, NY	$79,440	$47,530	$95,160	$82,970
55	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$79,310	$42,910	$97,220	$86,710
56	Albany, NY	$79,290	$53,120	$92,160	$79,640
57	Palm Bay, FL	$79,230	$42,660	$97,240	$79,230
58	Richmond, VA	$79,210	$49,300	$93,930	$80,940
59	Dover, DE	$79,100	$53,830	$91,540	$81,120
60	Madison, WI	$79,080	$56,010	$90,440	$81,290
61	Durham, NC	$79,060	$44,800	$95,930	$81,030
62	Grants Pass, OR	$78,940	$57,450	$89,520	$80,750
63	Cheyenne, WY	$78,830	$51,110	$92,500	$81,700
64	Midland, MI	$78,810	$54,540	$90,750	$85,740
65	Huntsville, AL	$78,400	$44,350	$95,160	$84,240
66	Naples, FL	$77,940	$44,530	$94,370	$75,520
67	Dubuque, IA	$77,900	$52,100	$90,580	$89,200
68	Medford, OR	$77,290	$47,960	$91,750	$76,200
69	Atlanta, GA	$77,150	$46,240	$92,350	$77,110
70	Wenatchee, WA	$77,150	$53,250	$88,920	$74,290
71	Worcester, MA	$77,130	$44,510	$93,180	$75,230
72	Ames, IA	$77,040	$51,710	$89,500	$86,730
73	Kiryas Joel, NY	$76,880	$46,030	$92,060	$70,260
74	Fresno, CA	$76,560	$42,390	$93,390	$74,940
75	Salinas, CA	$76,540	$44,300	$92,440	$70,190
76	Ann Arbor, MI	$76,420	$49,690	$89,590	$75,750
77	Morgantown, WV	$76,210	$48,760	$89,750	$81,660
78	Pittsburgh, PA	$76,110	$49,400	$89,250	$80,390
79	Milwaukee, WI	$76,040	$49,820	$88,980	$78,440
80	Dallas, TX	$76,020	$45,800	$90,920	$73,740
81	La Crosse, WI-MN	$75,960	$46,820	$90,310	$82,770
82	Phoenix, AZ	$75,770	$46,680	$90,110	$73,340
83	Charleston, SC	$75,710	$42,040	$92,310	$74,990
84	Miami, FL	$75,710	$48,150	$89,290	$66,320
85	Jacksonville, FL	$75,690	$43,680	$91,460	$76,080
86	Manchester, NH	$75,550	$48,320	$88,940	$71,500
87	Parkersburg, WV	$75,520	$48,320	$88,900	$86,740
88	Lynchburg, VA	$75,500	$42,950	$91,520	$84,490
89	Bismarck, ND	$75,440	$51,110	$87,440	$82,880
90	Bloomington, IL	$75,420	$46,820	$89,520	$80,630
91	Orlando, FL	$75,300	$41,770	$91,810	$74,250
92	Charlotte, NC-SC	$75,280	$40,730	$92,290	$77,330
93	Austin, TX	$75,250	$43,950	$90,690	$76,730
94	Raleigh, NC	$75,230	$41,850	$91,670	$76,640
95	Davenport, IA-IL	$75,130	$46,180	$89,400	$84,340
96	Chicago, IL-IN	$74,980	$43,220	$90,630	$72,380
97	Colorado Springs, CO	$74,960	$43,220	$90,600	$74,430
98	Duluth, MN-WI	$74,960	$51,020	$86,760	$84,440
99	Cedar Rapids, IA	$74,710	$45,410	$89,170	$83,980
100	Waterbury, CT	$74,590	$42,370	$90,440	$74,760
101	State College, PA	$74,440	$44,370	$89,270	$76,930
102	Harrisburg, PA	$74,210	$47,650	$87,320	$75,230
103	Evansville, IN	$74,070	$43,010	$89,380	$80,930
104	Nashville, TN	$73,990	$44,180	$88,670	$76,800
105	St. Cloud, MN	$73,940	$48,210	$86,610	$84,380
106	Salt Lake City, UT	$73,780	$45,180	$87,860	$73,150
107	Bellingham, WA	$73,760	$48,710	$86,090	$71,380
108	Rochester, NY	$73,740	$47,170	$86,820	$75,990
109	Birmingham, AL	$73,690	$48,010	$86,340	$80,410
110	Cleveland, OH	$73,670	$45,700	$87,440	$78,440
111	Columbus, OH	$73,490	$40,310	$89,810	$76,980
112	Urban Honolulu, HI	$73,470	$36,960	$91,440	$66,210
113	Racine, WI	$73,440	$52,020	$83,990	$76,530
114	Mankato, MN	$73,170	$48,920	$85,110	$80,450
115	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$73,170	$43,870	$87,590	$74,710
116	Longview, WA	$73,130	$46,800	$86,090	$74,970
117	Omaha, NE-IA	$72,970	$47,860	$85,340	$79,390
118	Greeley, CO	$72,840	$45,800	$86,150	$72,710
119	Detroit, MI	$72,820	$44,050	$87,010	$72,600
120	Wausau, WI	$72,800	$49,170	$84,430	$78,570
121	Beaumont, TX	$72,780	$36,420	$90,690	$80,830
122	El Centro, CA	$72,720	$40,120	$88,770	$76,410
123	Hilton Head Island, SC	$72,700	$39,580	$89,000	$74,170
124	Idaho Falls, ID	$72,650	$37,920	$89,750	$76,950
125	Bozeman, MT	$72,570	$47,320	$85,010	$70,790
126	Oxnard, CA	$72,550	$42,910	$87,170	$65,640
127	Midland, TX	$72,510	$43,970	$86,550	$75,700
128	Portland, ME	$72,470	$49,280	$83,910	$71,150
129	Green Bay, WI	$72,450	$51,830	$82,620	$77,830
130	Springfield, IL	$72,320	$47,380	$84,610	$77,980
131	North Port, FL	$72,260	$38,480	$88,880	$70,550
132	Allentown, PA-NJ	$72,010	$45,200	$85,220	$72,030
133	Prescott Valley, AZ	$71,990	$44,870	$85,340	$73,270
134	Binghamton, NY	$71,840	$44,100	$85,510	$77,360
135	Kenosha, WI	$71,840	$49,300	$82,950	$71,050
136	Weirton, WV-OH	$71,640	$39,420	$87,480	$80,470
137	Warner Robins, GA	$71,610	$39,500	$87,440	$76,350
138	Kansas City, MO-KS	$71,530	$43,350	$85,430	$77,290
139	Springfield, MA	$71,530	$43,120	$85,530	$74,460
140	Fayetteville, NC	$71,510	$38,060	$88,000	$77,750
141	Ithaca, NY	$71,410	$42,640	$85,590	$69,120
142	York, PA	$71,340	$43,330	$85,160	$74,310
143	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$71,280	$40,680	$86,340	$74,740
144	Stockton, CA	$71,280	$44,870	$84,280	$67,830
145	Buffalo, NY	$71,200	$43,870	$84,680	$74,290
146	Florence, AL	$71,180	$41,870	$85,610	$83,920
147	Knoxville, TN	$71,180	$43,040	$85,050	$76,890
148	Fort Wayne, IN	$71,120	$44,740	$84,090	$76,830
149	Mobile, AL	$71,120	$46,800	$83,100	$80,730
150	Bloomington, IN	$71,090	$42,310	$85,280	$74,770
151	Indianapolis, IN	$71,070	$45,910	$83,490	$74,270
152	Oklahoma City, OK	$71,070	$42,790	$85,010	$78,610
153	Dalton, GA	$71,030	$40,770	$85,950	$79,060
154	Sandusky, OH	$71,030	$33,160	$89,690	$79,560
155	Savannah, GA	$70,970	$40,160	$86,150	$74,540
156	Amherst Town, MA	$70,950	$41,480	$85,490	$70,780
157	New Orleans, LA	$70,870	$44,800	$83,700	$76,540
158	Barnstable Town, MA	$70,800	$41,230	$85,360	$71,990
159	Spartanburg, SC	$70,800	$44,300	$83,840	$77,760
160	Kalamazoo, MI	$70,780	$45,180	$83,390	$74,630
161	Roanoke, VA	$70,720	$42,000	$84,860	$75,540
162	Rome, GA	$70,700	$44,410	$83,660	$78,420
163	Bangor, ME	$70,620	$45,030	$83,220	$73,180
164	Redding, CA	$70,570	$41,890	$84,700	$70,090
165	Tampa, FL	$70,570	$39,560	$85,860	$69,950
166	Albuquerque, NM	$70,530	$44,370	$83,430	$73,820
167	Lancaster, PA	$70,490	$44,430	$83,320	$71,740
168	Baton Rouge, LA	$70,410	$46,340	$82,260	$77,560
169	Cape Coral, FL	$70,350	$39,310	$85,630	$68,740
170	Champaign, IL	$70,320	$47,380	$81,620	$75,850
171	Lewiston, ME	$70,180	$50,340	$79,960	$74,080
172	Houston, TX	$70,100	$37,270	$86,260	$71,070
173	Visalia, CA	$70,050	$41,970	$83,870	$70,170
174	Glens Falls, NY	$69,950	$40,330	$84,550	$73,740
175	Panama City, FL	$69,890	$39,710	$84,760	$71,830
176	Kingston, NY	$69,850	$43,720	$82,720	$69,360
177	Iowa City, IA	$69,780	$41,930	$83,510	$76,250
178	Lincoln, NE	$69,760	$47,530	$80,700	$76,170
179	Wichita, KS	$69,760	$42,970	$82,970	$78,430
180	Pittsfield, MA	$69,740	$40,870	$83,950	$73,330
181	Gainesville, FL	$69,530	$41,850	$83,180	$71,880
182	Bay City, MI	$69,510	$40,100	$83,990	$75,620
183	Chico, CA	$69,490	$40,640	$83,720	$68,670
184	Provo, UT	$69,490	$42,970	$82,530	$70,740
185	Macon, GA	$69,470	$47,530	$80,270	$78,470
186	Erie, PA	$69,450	$42,790	$82,580	$76,360
187	Helena, MT	$69,450	$50,460	$78,810	$72,590
188	Oshkosh, WI	$69,430	$50,360	$78,810	$74,710
189	Jefferson City, MO	$69,350	$41,720	$82,950	$78,830
190	Lexington, KY	$69,350	$45,160	$81,270	$74,660
191	Riverside, CA	$69,350	$44,030	$81,830	$65,150
192	Anniston, AL	$69,330	$43,740	$81,930	$80,660
193	Janesville, WI	$69,260	$50,460	$78,520	$73,910
194	Appleton, WI	$69,160	$46,490	$80,330	$74,830
195	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$69,160	$43,930	$81,600	$74,310
196	Elmira, NY	$69,140	$41,870	$82,580	$73,240
197	Gettysburg, PA	$69,140	$43,390	$81,830	$72,490
198	Merced, CA	$69,120	$40,660	$83,140	$70,330
199	Lansing, MI	$69,080	$44,570	$81,140	$72,720
200	Farmington, NM	$69,060	$39,370	$83,680	$78,740
201	Utica, NY	$69,060	$44,680	$81,060	$74,520
202	Florence, SC	$69,010	$37,520	$84,530	$79,530
203	Billings, MT	$68,910	$40,750	$82,780	$73,680
204	Scranton, PA	$68,720	$45,120	$80,330	$73,450
205	Wildwood, FL	$68,560	$40,640	$82,280	$80,260
206	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$68,470	$42,120	$81,450	$74,280
207	Kankakee, IL	$68,430	$36,420	$84,200	$70,990
208	Akron, OH	$68,330	$40,410	$82,080	$73,180
209	Fargo, ND-MN	$68,310	$49,360	$77,650	$75,170
210	Spokane, WA	$68,200	$44,410	$79,910	$67,960
211	Eugene, OR	$68,120	$42,040	$80,970	$67,070
212	Brunswick, GA	$68,000	$42,830	$80,410	$77,530
213	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$67,950	$35,840	$83,760	$72,160
214	Sumter, SC	$67,890	$44,720	$79,310	$77,130
215	Charleston, WV	$67,850	$44,600	$79,310	$76,480
216	Columbia, SC	$67,810	$41,750	$80,640	$72,400
217	Eau Claire, WI	$67,680	$42,430	$80,120	$72,930
218	Blacksburg, VA	$67,600	$43,600	$79,440	$72,920
219	Houma, LA	$67,600	$42,200	$80,100	$79,430
220	Sebring, FL	$67,560	$35,650	$83,260	$73,060
221	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$67,520	$46,880	$77,670	$77,910
222	Greenville, SC	$67,450	$42,290	$79,850	$72,320
223	Pinehurst, NC	$67,410	$40,600	$80,620	$76,310
224	Wilmington, NC	$67,410	$36,320	$82,720	$69,910
225	Staunton, VA	$67,350	$42,580	$79,560	$73,910
226	Rapid City, SD	$67,310	$47,690	$76,960	$75,490
227	Rocky Mount, NC	$67,250	$43,310	$79,040	$76,410
228	Flint, MI	$67,200	$41,120	$80,060	$72,230
229	Grand Junction, CO	$67,160	$37,150	$81,950	$70,340
230	Grand Island, NE	$67,080	$53,930	$73,570	$77,410
231	Hanford, CA	$67,060	$40,910	$79,930	$66,000
232	Bakersfield, CA	$67,040	$41,830	$79,460	$66,450
233	Reading, PA	$66,980	$47,610	$76,520	$69,010
234	Saginaw, MI	$66,980	$41,970	$79,310	$73,690
235	Port St. Lucie, FL	$66,890	$37,230	$81,490	$66,740
236	Sheboygan, WI	$66,830	$45,490	$77,330	$71,090
237	Fayetteville, AR	$66,810	$36,050	$81,950	$73,130
238	Pueblo, CO	$66,770	$40,350	$79,790	$72,760
239	Williamsport, PA	$66,770	$39,020	$80,430	$72,300
240	Greensboro, NC	$66,730	$37,980	$80,890	$71,860
241	Jackson, MI	$66,710	$38,060	$80,810	$72,690
242	Lawrence, KS	$66,710	$45,570	$77,130	$73,920
243	Kingsport, TN-VA	$66,660	$40,540	$79,520	$77,110
244	Boise City, ID	$66,520	$40,020	$79,560	$67,610
245	Tucson, AZ	$66,460	$40,120	$79,440	$68,590
246	Flagstaff, AZ	$66,440	$39,730	$79,600	$66,220
247	Paducah, KY-IL	$66,370	$36,250	$81,180	$77,100
248	Grand Rapids, MI	$66,250	$41,100	$78,620	$69,340
249	Las Vegas, NV	$66,140	$42,200	$77,940	$66,000
250	Altoona, PA	$66,080	$43,370	$77,270	$73,830
251	Elizabethtown, KY	$65,830	$42,830	$77,150	$72,680
252	Tallahassee, FL	$65,730	$39,580	$78,620	$69,990
253	Gainesville, GA	$65,640	$42,580	$76,980	$67,830
254	Yuba City, CA	$65,370	$42,870	$76,460	$62,720
255	Winchester, VA-WV	$65,350	$39,690	$78,000	$67,760
256	Missoula, MT	$65,270	$43,760	$75,860	$67,680
257	Winston, NC	$65,270	$38,520	$78,460	$70,910
258	Hammond, LA	$65,230	$44,530	$75,420	$77,230
259	Topeka, KS	$65,120	$46,920	$74,090	$73,320
260	Sebastian, FL	$65,060	$39,210	$77,810	$66,180
261	Enid, OK	$65,040	$39,270	$77,730	$77,180
262	Minot, ND	$65,040	$46,630	$74,110	$74,730
263	Yakima, WA	$65,020	$42,120	$76,290	$68,050
264	Lakeland, FL	$65,000	$39,730	$77,440	$66,910
265	Waco, TX	$64,900	$39,250	$77,540	$70,120
266	Greenville, NC	$64,850	$34,780	$79,680	$73,360
267	Albany, OR	$64,830	$49,380	$72,450	$63,500
268	Chambersburg, PA	$64,790	$46,820	$73,650	$68,460
269	Kahului, HI	$64,770	$41,390	$76,270	$59,210
270	Asheville, NC	$64,730	$37,540	$78,120	$67,070
271	Lewiston, ID-WA	$64,730	$40,460	$76,690	$71,010
272	Reno, NV	$64,730	$44,570	$74,650	$64,080
273	Gulfport, MS	$64,650	$39,290	$77,150	$71,830
274	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$64,630	$46,610	$73,510	$74,760
275	Deltona, FL	$64,600	$37,420	$78,000	$65,010
276	Battle Creek, MI	$64,520	$44,550	$74,360	$71,260
277	Salisbury, MD	$64,520	$34,960	$79,080	$67,480
278	Johnson City, TN	$64,480	$39,580	$76,750	$73,330
279	Rockford, IL	$64,480	$41,720	$75,670	$69,970
280	Kokomo, IN	$64,440	$33,720	$79,560	$71,880
281	Fort Collins, CO	$64,420	$38,790	$77,040	$63,700
282	San Angelo, TX	$64,420	$36,000	$78,400	$69,680
283	Fond du Lac, WI	$64,400	$41,180	$75,820	$70,270
284	Traverse City, MI	$64,270	$47,880	$72,360	$68,830
285	Ocala, FL	$64,150	$37,880	$77,110	$67,360
286	Athens, GA	$64,110	$39,080	$76,420	$68,680
287	Hinesville, GA	$64,040	$44,530	$73,650	$68,180
288	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$63,980	$46,650	$72,510	$70,590
289	Walla Walla, WA	$63,960	$43,160	$74,190	$64,920
290	Bowling Green, KY	$63,840	$40,560	$75,300	$70,790
291	Goldsboro, NC	$63,440	$34,800	$77,560	$71,710
292	Elkhart, IN	$63,420	$40,290	$74,800	$70,210
293	Burlington, NC	$63,380	$36,030	$76,860	$68,010
294	Dayton, OH	$63,380	$30,470	$79,600	$68,380
295	Lebanon, PA	$63,380	$42,350	$73,740	$67,990
296	Myrtle Beach, SC	$63,380	$39,150	$75,320	$67,680
297	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$63,090	$40,580	$74,170	$67,050
298	St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,000	$34,150	$77,210	$66,250
299	Tuscaloosa, AL	$63,000	$44,100	$72,320	$71,820
300	Muskegon, MI	$62,860	$39,670	$74,280	$67,940
301	Vineland, NJ	$62,860	$35,590	$76,290	$65,500
302	Santa Fe, NM	$62,770	$42,200	$72,900	$63,550
303	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$62,750	$38,190	$74,840	$72,640
304	Great Falls, MT	$62,500	$40,580	$73,300	$64,540
305	Watertown, NY	$62,500	$36,070	$75,520	$71,270
306	Montgomery, AL	$62,420	$40,660	$73,130	$69,600
307	Yuma, AZ	$62,400	$36,250	$75,300	$67,310
308	Atlantic City, NJ	$62,320	$34,650	$75,940	$63,040
309	Slidell, LA	$62,210	$38,580	$73,840	$67,090
310	Albany, GA	$62,170	$34,760	$75,690	$70,910
311	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$62,150	$35,670	$75,190	$63,230
312	Longview, TX	$62,070	$36,210	$74,820	$69,360
313	Punta Gorda, FL	$62,070	$38,790	$73,550	$61,750
314	St. George, UT	$62,070	$33,380	$76,190	$63,780
315	Columbus, GA-AL	$61,860	$39,000	$73,130	$69,280
316	Michigan City, IN	$61,800	$42,240	$71,430	$67,410
317	Johnstown, PA	$61,630	$40,120	$72,220	$71,720
318	Toledo, OH	$61,460	$36,980	$73,530	$67,200
319	Beckley, WV	$61,440	$36,280	$73,840	$69,530
320	Ogden, UT	$61,360	$41,620	$71,090	$61,150
321	Hickory, NC	$61,210	$41,410	$70,970	$69,170
322	Harrisonburg, VA	$61,170	$36,820	$73,170	$64,460
323	Muncie, IN	$61,010	$39,150	$71,760	$69,210
324	Twin Falls, ID	$60,840	$38,400	$71,880	$66,050
325	San Antonio, TX	$60,800	$33,200	$74,400	$64,190
326	Clarksville, TN-KY	$60,650	$39,790	$70,930	$66,690
327	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$60,610	$37,340	$72,070	$68,550
328	Owensboro, KY	$60,490	$36,250	$72,430	$68,270
329	Jackson, TN	$60,470	$38,330	$71,360	$70,710
330	Columbia, MO	$60,380	$35,030	$72,860	$67,510
331	Waterloo, IA	$60,010	$34,150	$72,740	$68,930
332	Little Rock, AR	$59,880	$33,680	$72,800	$67,010
333	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$59,860	$33,010	$73,110	$69,540
334	Cleveland, TN	$59,760	$37,000	$70,990	$67,850
335	Lafayette, IN	$59,760	$38,810	$70,080	$63,960
336	Jackson, MS	$59,680	$37,460	$70,620	$67,020
337	Corpus Christi, TX	$59,630	$29,470	$74,510	$64,350
338	Lafayette, LA	$59,570	$39,000	$69,700	$68,310
339	Canton, OH	$59,430	$31,220	$73,340	$66,470
340	Columbus, IN	$59,340	$40,410	$68,660	$63,800
341	Manhattan, KS	$59,260	$44,260	$66,640	$65,730
342	Killeen, TX	$59,200	$29,910	$73,630	$64,960
343	College Station, TX	$59,030	$33,840	$71,450	$64,900
344	Valdosta, GA	$59,010	$40,460	$68,140	$66,850
345	Daphne, AL	$58,970	$43,850	$66,390	$62,280
346	Tulsa, OK	$58,950	$32,570	$71,930	$66,080
347	Jacksonville, NC	$58,490	$30,760	$72,160	$63,520
348	Morristown, TN	$58,300	$36,210	$69,180	$67,500
349	Victoria, TX	$58,240	$33,340	$70,490	$64,830
350	Logan, UT-ID	$58,180	$38,750	$67,750	$60,650
351	Springfield, OH	$58,120	$28,430	$72,740	$64,230
352	Monroe, LA	$58,030	$39,690	$67,060	$69,420
353	Terre Haute, IN	$58,030	$39,270	$67,290	$66,100
354	Abilene, TX	$57,970	$36,050	$68,760	$64,150
355	El Paso, TX	$57,760	$33,920	$69,490	$64,240
356	Wheeling, WV-OH	$57,760	$32,660	$70,120	$65,400
357	South Bend, IN-MI	$57,640	$37,810	$67,410	$62,070
358	Wichita Falls, TX	$57,600	$35,320	$68,580	$64,350
359	Lawton, OK	$57,140	$32,990	$69,040	$66,490
360	Tyler, TX	$57,050	$34,170	$68,330	$61,910
361	Homosassa Springs, FL	$57,010	$35,880	$67,410	$60,990
362	Odessa, TX	$56,890	$31,720	$69,260	$60,590
363	Amarillo, TX	$56,680	$34,200	$67,750	$61,730
364	Shreveport, LA	$56,680	$37,960	$65,890	$66,870
365	Mansfield, OH	$56,580	$32,880	$68,270	$63,660
366	Lima, OH	$56,510	$29,450	$69,830	$63,020
367	Springfield, MO	$56,310	$32,510	$68,040	$63,570
368	Pocatello, ID	$56,260	$35,940	$66,270	$63,280
369	Decatur, IL	$56,120	$33,970	$67,020	$63,470
370	Auburn, AL	$55,830	$42,220	$62,520	$63,490
371	Hattiesburg, MS	$55,760	$36,840	$65,080	$63,630
372	Sherman, TX	$55,430	$33,700	$66,140	$59,110
373	Las Cruces, NM	$55,200	$33,800	$65,770	$61,190
374	Brownsville, TX	$54,620	$34,170	$64,710	$63,530
375	Gadsden, AL	$53,640	$36,840	$61,900	$62,620
376	San Juan, PR	$52,440	$31,050	$62,980	N/A
377	McAllen, TX	$52,150	$29,890	$63,110	$60,710
378	Lubbock, TX	$52,060	$28,480	$63,690	$57,010
379	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$52,020	$31,820	$61,960	$60,570
380	Joplin, MO-KS	$52,020	$33,340	$61,210	$60,690
381	Youngstown, OH	$51,380	$29,200	$62,300	$58,790
382	Alexandria, LA	$51,110	$34,920	$59,090	$59,650
383	Hot Springs, AR	$50,400	$30,200	$60,340	$58,790
384	Texarkana, TX-AR	$47,530	$27,810	$57,220	$56,580
385	Jonesboro, AR	$46,800	$28,890	$55,620	$54,500
386	Ponce, PR	$46,110	$30,310	$53,890	N/A
387	Laredo, TX	$45,880	$26,420	$55,470	$52,760
388	Aguadilla, PR	$44,820	$29,160	$52,540	N/A
389	Arecibo, PR	$38,920	$26,460	$45,050	N/A
390	Mayaguez, PR	$36,900	$27,000	$41,770	N/A

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About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Training and Development Specialist salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays training and development specialists the most?

San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $109,240 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($100,800), Kennewick, WA ($100,730), Decatur, AL ($100,190). The national mean is $75,550 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do training and development specialists earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Decatur, AL ($114,880 at national prices, $100,190 nominal), Dothan, AL ($113,710 at national prices, $95,330 nominal), Kennewick, WA ($100,650 at national prices, $100,730 nominal).

How much do training and development specialists make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $86,900; Los Angeles, CA: $79,580; Chicago, IL-IN: $74,980; Dallas, TX: $76,020; Houston, TX: $70,100 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do training and development specialists earn the least?

Of the 390 metro areas with their own estimate, Mayaguez, PR has the lowest mean wage, $36,900.