Highest-paying Cities for Training and Development Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for training and development specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of training and development specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $95,520, Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma is the highest paying city for training and development specialists. It is followed by Framingham, Massachusetts (average annual salary $91,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of training and development specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Training and Development Specialists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$95,520	$39,350	150
2	Framingham, Massachusetts	$91,980	$54,470	670
3	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$91,960	$45,710	400
4	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$88,980	$39,800	90
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$87,260	$46,800	2,360
6	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$86,410	$50,230	2,070
7	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$86,240	$45,400	260
8	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$85,880	$55,970	120
9	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$84,030	$36,540	3,070
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$83,410	$46,120	5,860
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$81,960	$49,320	4,820
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$81,680	$38,950	9,720
13	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$81,160	$46,050	630
14	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$81,090	$42,220	180
15	Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$80,870	$40,540	90
16	Decatur, Alabama	$80,850	$41,450	120
17	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$80,420	$49,540	350
18	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$80,190	$37,360	210
19	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$79,790	$42,640	50
20	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$79,190	$50,400	80
21	Rochester, Minnesota	$79,010	$46,260	300
22	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$78,990	$38,480	2,230
23	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$78,850	$41,760	1,360
24	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$78,810	$40,160	40
25	Bloomington, Illinois	$78,430	$46,410	310
26	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$78,290	$43,560	130
27	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$77,780	$28,370	250
28	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$77,560	$33,660	19,890
29	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$77,440	$30,100	80
30	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$77,360	$33,330	100
31	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$77,150	$48,180	160
32	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$76,700	$48,160	5,700
33	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$76,350	$46,590	70
34	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$76,220	$48,280	750
35	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$75,970	$32,760	110
36	Peoria, Illinois	$75,880	$35,940	310
37	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$75,400	$41,770	100
38	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$75,270	$35,040	7,750
39	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$74,770	$61,400	600
40	Peabody, Massachusetts	$74,710	$30,830	170
41	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$74,440	$41,410	7,840
42	Olympia, Washington	$74,420	$45,490	300
43	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$74,180	$45,940	60
44	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$74,100	$42,910	3,940
45	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$73,860	$42,160	70
46	Casper, Wyoming	$73,860	$48,470	70
47	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$73,850	$40,370	290
48	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$73,830	$47,980	4,350
49	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$73,560	$42,530	1,620
50	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$73,440	$39,070	1,580
51	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$72,820	$38,850	50
52	Ames, Iowa	$72,810	$31,650	90
53	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$72,670	$39,730	210
54	Walla Walla, Washington	$72,650	$40,610	40
55	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$72,550	$38,610	100
56	Modesto, California	$72,490	$34,420	440
57	Ocean City, New Jersey	$72,420	$36,360	30
58	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$72,410	$35,760	3,590
59	Fairbanks, Alaska	$72,190	$48,580	50
60	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$72,180	$29,660	110
61	Salisbury, Maryland	$72,090	$39,240	360
62	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$71,880	$36,470	1,780
63	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$71,760	$36,270	40
64	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$71,490	$38,370	3,100
65	Boulder, Colorado	$71,490	$37,300	670
66	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$71,250	$34,970	90
67	Tacoma, Washington	$71,150	$46,010	480
68	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$70,920	$46,480	60
69	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$70,740	$51,600	130
70	Savannah, Georgia	$70,710	$31,300	610
71	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$70,310	$45,500	1,550
72	Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$70,230	$41,800	70
73	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$70,140	$40,630	6,230
74	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$69,990	$40,650	1,220
75	Sussex County, Delaware	$69,950	$36,210	50
76	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$69,840	$37,510	310
77	Napa, California	$69,820	$33,380	110
78	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$69,420	$29,170	40
79	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$69,400	$35,620	400
80	St Marys County, Maryland	$69,390	$37,560	110
81	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,310	$51,260	130
82	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$69,230	$37,890	6,260
83	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$68,960	$35,980	11,590
84	Salinas, California	$68,900	$35,430	200
85	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$68,850	$40,820	980
86	New Haven, Connecticut	$68,820	$44,260	580
87	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$68,660	$46,450	250
88	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$68,640	$39,190	5,560
89	Huntsville, Alabama	$68,490	$38,610	430
90	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$68,270	$48,670	100
91	Nashua, New Hampshire	$68,230	$42,000	190
92	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$68,090	$42,430	390
93	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$68,090	$33,870	50
94	Rochester-Dover, New Hampshire	$67,870	$40,640	60
95	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$67,730	$44,500	110
96	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$67,630	$45,180	70
97	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$67,580	$37,240	150
98	Gainesville, Florida	$67,280	$34,700	450
99	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$67,200	$28,650	10,120
100	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$67,160	$31,610	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for training and development specialists.