Training and Development Specialists Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Training and Development Specialists salaries across 51 states

$68,662
National Average (Median)
$88,570
Highest: Delaware
$52,290
Lowest: Arkansas

Training and Development Specialists Salary by State

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$52,290
$88,570

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Delaware
$88,570
#2
New Hampshire
$86,050
#3
Alaska
$81,860
#4
Washington
$81,860

Training and Development Specialists Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Delaware $88,570 $89,780 1,590
2 New Hampshire $86,050 $80,700 N/A
3 Alaska $81,860 $85,910 530
4 Washington $81,860 $89,460 8,130
5 District of Columbia $80,980 $86,030 1,900
6 Massachusetts $80,270 $86,070 12,190
7 Connecticut $78,080 $86,490 3,650
8 Vermont $77,800 $83,930 750
9 Virginia $77,690 $82,680 15,570
10 New Jersey $77,020 $81,390 9,210
11 Minnesota $76,710 $82,310 9,650
12 Maryland $76,370 $78,610 9,800
13 Oregon $76,360 $82,530 5,190
14 New York $76,080 $82,620 27,460
15 Rhode Island $75,910 $87,760 1,130
16 California $75,790 $84,110 46,530
17 Colorado $75,790 $77,650 12,100
18 Florida $71,990 $74,650 34,130
19 Pennsylvania $71,350 $77,070 14,780
20 Wisconsin $70,770 $74,140 9,360
21 Wyoming $69,380 $76,640 550
22 Illinois $67,380 $74,660 15,140
23 Georgia $67,320 $74,290 16,200
24 Arizona $67,140 $74,820 N/A
25 Iowa $66,110 $73,090 4,670
26 Nebraska $65,700 $71,610 3,650
27 Maine $65,680 $73,880 1,600
28 North Carolina $65,250 $71,770 20,220
29 West Virginia $64,960 $70,290 1,710
30 Ohio $64,780 $69,600 17,690
31 Alabama $64,490 $71,050 3,000
32 Michigan $64,350 $70,510 10,640
33 North Dakota $63,260 $70,280 670
34 South Carolina $63,070 $71,040 6,960
35 New Mexico $62,900 $69,890 2,190
36 Montana $62,880 $66,830 900
37 Texas $62,860 $69,910 46,630
38 Tennessee $62,280 $70,770 9,370
39 Kansas $62,010 $68,060 5,150
40 Idaho $61,720 $64,700 2,430
41 South Dakota $61,570 $65,660 520
42 Kentucky $61,390 $66,370 6,090
43 Nevada $61,350 $66,860 3,440
44 Indiana $61,050 $67,090 8,450
45 Oklahoma $61,040 $66,060 5,440
46 Hawaii $60,960 $72,180 1,200
47 Utah $60,900 $68,760 6,140
48 Missouri $58,670 $62,590 N/A
49 Louisiana $58,070 $66,390 3,030
50 Mississippi $53,680 $61,690 2,820
51 Arkansas $52,290 $58,270 3,880

Training and Development Specialists Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Training and Development Specialists keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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