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Training and Development Specialists

United States. Estimated employment 458,300, with pages for 46 metro areas below.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1151
Fig. 1 — The wage rule

Where you sit in the distribution

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$69,280 · 50th
$38,76010th
$50,11025th
$69,28050th
$95,05075th
$123,25090th

That is the medianhalf of people in this occupation in the US earn more.

Table 1 — By metro area

Where it pays

Every published Training and Development Specialists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Jose, CA$104,7703,310
San Francisco, CA$95,0506,310
Washington, DC$82,40011,490
New York, NY$79,84022,190
Augusta, GA$78,610830
Santa Cruz, CA$77,400280
Peoria, IL$76,880360
Albany, NY$76,5501,830
San Luis Obispo, CA$76,270250
Sacramento, CA$76,1802,610
Santa Maria, CA$75,890450
San Diego, CA$75,6703,840
Santa Rosa, CA$75,590450
Bloomington, IL$75,550260
Syracuse, NY$72,030960
Los Angeles, CA$71,99015,030
Austin, TX$71,7106,060
Kiryas Joel, NY$71,700640
Atlanta, GA$71,33010,280
Dallas, TX$71,01012,930
Rochester, NY$69,9901,810
Springfield, IL$69,590250
Prescott Valley, AZ$68,700160
Binghamton, NY$68,270350
Chicago, IL$67,05010,940
Phoenix, AZ$66,7109,910
Ithaca, NY$66,690140
Champaign, IL$64,950340
Macon, GA$64,950350
Midland, TX$64,280300
Savannah, GA$64,240580
Waco, TX$64,040410
Flagstaff, AZ$63,970210
Kankakee, IL$63,770110
Warner Robins, GA$63,500150
Gainesville, GA$63,130330
Rome, GA$63,060100
Houston, TX$62,6309,630
Beaumont, TX$62,130430
San Angelo, TX$61,010140
Wichita Falls, TX$60,160170
Tucson, AZ$59,8901,440
Rockford, IL$58,700330
Yuma, AZ$55,220170
Lake Havasu City, AZ$54,020100
Decatur, IL$36,880210
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment
458,300 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation
SOC 13-1151, Training and Development Specialists. Mapped to our taxonomy as training-and-development-specialists.

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