The highest-paying states for training and development managers (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 managers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $158,760, New Jersey is the highest paying state for training and development managers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $149,290). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of training and development managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $158,760 |
$97,500 | 960 |
| 2 | New York | $149,290 |
$84,590 | 3,050 |
| 3 | Virginia | $137,560 |
$78,720 | 1,040 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $133,520 |
$57,540 | 60 |
| 5 | California | $130,800 |
$74,710 | 5,180 |
| 6 | Delaware | $130,610 |
$82,000 | 60 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $127,460 |
$56,320 | 310 |
| 8 | Washington | $125,890 |
$73,660 | 730 |
| 9 | Maryland | $124,520 |
$75,680 | 1,340 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $121,020 |
$65,950 | 740 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $120,910 |
$80,240 | 240 |
| 12 | Colorado | $119,110 |
$69,740 | 500 |
| 13 | Texas | $117,220 |
$71,020 | 2,310 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $117,110 |
$68,950 | 1,080 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $116,080 |
$60,570 | 1,970 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $111,870 |
$70,560 | 1,060 |
| 17 | Missouri | $110,160 |
$65,980 | 420 |
| 18 | Illinois | $108,040 |
$66,000 | 2,580 |
| 19 | Georgia | $107,620 |
$59,840 | 1,540 |
| 20 | Kentucky | $107,320 |
$45,580 | 460 |
| 21 | Ohio | $107,290 |
$66,200 | 890 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $107,190 |
$67,470 | 590 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $106,800 |
$79,490 | 1,100 |
| 24 | Arkansas | $103,420 |
$44,130 | 270 |
| 25 | Oregon | $102,270 |
$49,130 | 380 |
| 26 | Michigan | $98,840 |
$59,520 | 570 |
| 27 | Maine | $97,030 |
$71,210 | 60 |
| 28 | West Virginia | $96,950 |
$59,200 | 80 |
| 29 | Utah | $96,650 |
$54,570 | 620 |
| 30 | Alabama | $96,200 |
$66,000 | 210 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $95,580 |
$49,490 | 100 |
| 32 | Kansas | $95,490 |
$60,730 | 220 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $95,040 |
$54,240 | 750 |
| 34 | Indiana | $94,710 |
$57,000 | 600 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $94,310 |
$60,210 | 450 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $93,130 |
$62,050 | 40 |
| 37 | Arizona | $92,620 |
$58,080 | 950 |
| 38 | Hawaii | $92,580 |
$57,510 | 130 |
| 39 | Alaska | $91,950 |
$53,230 | 110 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $91,190 |
$52,250 | 1,100 |
| 41 | Iowa | $90,990 |
$60,750 | 360 |
| 42 | Nevada | $88,640 |
$56,440 | 280 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $86,470 |
$45,810 | 70 |
| 44 | Florida | $86,430 |
$53,670 | 1,840 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $84,280 |
$51,450 | 390 |
| 46 | Vermont | $83,350 |
$56,750 | 50 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $81,710 |
$42,450 | 130 |
| 48 | Idaho | $81,260 |
$59,780 | 140 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $80,840 |
$47,800 | 350 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $70,590 |
$33,710 | 60 |
| 51 | Guam | $62,320 |
$43,230 | 30 |