Pay by state · 54 states
Training and Development Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Training and Development Specialists earn the most in Delaware at $88,570 a year and the least in Guam at $42,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $69,280. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $88,570Delaware
- National median
- $69,280BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $42,950Guam
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Training and Development Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of training and development specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEDelaware | $88,570 | $64,080 | $108,850 | 1,590 | $88,740 |
| 2 | NHNew Hampshire | $86,050 | $64,790 | $86,050 | N/A | $82,609 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $81,860 | $61,580 | $105,280 | 530 | $79,973 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $81,860 | $62,400 | $108,830 | 8,130 | $76,495 |
| 5 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $80,980 | $47,890 | $111,720 | 1,900 | $73,684 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $80,270 | $55,990 | $114,970 | 12,190 | $75,900 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $78,080 | $52,840 | $105,740 | 3,650 | $75,360 |
| 8 | VTVermont | $77,800 | $58,700 | $106,090 | 750 | $79,422 |
| 9 | VAVirginia | $77,690 | $57,530 | $101,030 | 15,570 | $76,842 |
| 10 | NJNew Jersey | $77,020 | $49,500 | $102,080 | 9,210 | $70,787 |
| 11 | MNMinnesota | $76,710 | $62,160 | $99,710 | 9,650 | $77,783 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $76,370 | $46,800 | $101,800 | 9,800 | $72,762 |
| 13 | OROregon | $76,360 | $60,470 | $99,670 | 5,190 | $73,877 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $76,080 | $56,320 | $102,640 | 27,460 | $70,496 |
| 15 | RIRhode Island | $75,910 | $58,110 | $108,930 | 1,130 | $74,218 |
| 16 | CACalifornia | $75,790 | $51,360 | $105,440 | 46,530 | $68,452 |
| 17 | COColorado | $75,790 | $50,770 | $98,480 | 12,100 | $73,545 |
| 18 | FLFlorida | $71,990 | $49,810 | $93,410 | 34,130 | $69,613 |
| 19 | PAPennsylvania | $71,350 | $55,170 | $96,160 | 14,780 | $73,125 |
| 20 | WIWisconsin | $70,770 | $57,020 | $83,800 | 9,360 | $75,211 |
| 21 | WYWyoming | $69,380 | $51,540 | $101,990 | 550 | $74,851 |
| 22 | ILIllinois | $67,380 | $48,920 | $95,120 | 15,140 | $67,408 |
| 23 | GAGeorgia | $67,320 | $50,260 | $88,100 | 16,200 | $69,912 |
| 24 | AZArizona | $67,140 | $51,990 | $94,450 | N/A | $66,689 |
| 25 | IAIowa | $66,110 | $50,240 | $84,240 | 4,670 | $75,329 |
| 26 | NENebraska | $65,700 | $53,350 | $83,190 | 3,650 | $72,917 |
| 27 | MEMaine | $65,680 | $52,320 | $89,130 | 1,600 | $67,676 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $65,250 | $47,470 | $90,400 | 20,220 | $69,175 |
| 29 | WVWest Virginia | $64,960 | $50,190 | $82,060 | 1,710 | $72,583 |
| 30 | OHOhio | $64,780 | $45,960 | $86,550 | 17,690 | $69,826 |
| 31 | ALAlabama | $64,490 | $47,300 | $83,600 | 3,000 | $72,605 |
| 32 | MIMichigan | $64,350 | $49,540 | $84,750 | 10,640 | $66,880 |
| 33 | NDNorth Dakota | $63,260 | $52,810 | $82,890 | 670 | $71,111 |
| 34 | SCSouth Carolina | $63,070 | $47,220 | $85,710 | 6,960 | $67,275 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $62,900 | $49,230 | $80,280 | 2,190 | $68,212 |
| 36 | MTMontana | $62,880 | $49,580 | $81,740 | 900 | $66,438 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $62,860 | $46,610 | $85,470 | 46,630 | $64,766 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $62,280 | $48,550 | $84,190 | 9,370 | $67,791 |
| 39 | KSKansas | $62,010 | $48,640 | $80,630 | 5,150 | $68,848 |
| 40 | IDIdaho | $61,720 | $45,940 | $80,010 | 2,430 | $64,632 |
| 41 | SDSouth Dakota | $61,570 | $52,350 | $77,340 | 520 | $69,503 |
| 42 | KYKentucky | $61,390 | $47,500 | $77,680 | 6,090 | $68,091 |
| 43 | NVNevada | $61,350 | $47,760 | $80,850 | 3,440 | $61,363 |
| 44 | INIndiana | $61,050 | $48,490 | $80,120 | 8,450 | $65,414 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $61,040 | $43,950 | $83,360 | 5,440 | $69,488 |
| 46 | HIHawaii | $60,960 | $41,600 | $93,290 | 1,200 | $55,443 |
| 47 | UTUtah | $60,900 | $49,170 | $83,260 | 6,140 | $61,600 |
| 48 | MOMissouri | $58,670 | $38,730 | $76,960 | N/A | $64,602 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $58,070 | $48,000 | $77,160 | 3,030 | $65,834 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $53,680 | $45,600 | $71,980 | 2,820 | $61,735 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $52,290 | $38,320 | $70,630 | 3,880 | $60,147 |
| 52 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $50,430 | $40,930 | $75,190 | 40 | N/A |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $47,820 | $34,640 | $59,710 | N/A | N/A |
| 54 | GUGuam | $42,950 | $28,480 | $49,390 | 50 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Training and Development Specialists, that changes the ranking: Delaware leads on raw pay at $88,570, while Delaware leads once prices are taken into account at $88,740.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Training and Development Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Training and Development Specialists the most?
Delaware reports the highest median wage for Training and Development Specialists at $88,570 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Hampshire ($86,050) and Alaska ($81,860).
Which state pays Training and Development Specialists the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Training and Development Specialists at $42,950 a year, $45,620 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Training and Development Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Delaware first at $88,740 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $88,570. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.