The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $93,890, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for training and development specialists. It is followed by Montana (average annual salary $82,670). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $93,890 |
$52,030 | 1,920 |
| 2 | Montana | $82,670 |
$43,790 | 1,490 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $80,370 |
$46,810 | 7,100 |
| 4 | Washington | $78,370 |
$45,390 | 7,320 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $76,280 |
$46,070 | 1,060 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $74,990 |
$42,770 | 3,480 |
| 7 | Maryland | $74,950 |
$35,260 | 6,990 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $74,780 |
$47,080 | 7,510 |
| 9 | Delaware | $73,420 |
$44,550 | 1,080 |
| 10 | New York | $71,450 |
$33,030 | 22,990 |
| 11 | California | $71,440 |
$36,410 | 36,480 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $71,120 |
$35,040 | 9,570 |
| 13 | Virginia | $70,510 |
$38,420 | 13,910 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $70,260 |
$39,510 | 520 |
| 15 | Colorado | $68,510 |
$34,160 | 9,890 |
| 16 | Illinois | $65,730 |
$39,490 | 12,500 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $65,330 |
$40,810 | 710 |
| 18 | Alaska | $65,270 |
$48,900 | 610 |
| 19 | Arizona | $64,120 |
$38,230 | 10,700 |
| 20 | Alabama | $63,950 |
$37,300 | 2,680 |
| 21 | Maine | $63,600 |
$41,890 | 850 |
| 22 | Iowa | $63,020 |
$38,740 | 4,190 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $62,940 |
$41,120 | 6,880 |
| 24 | Vermont | $62,610 |
$37,970 | 640 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $62,550 |
$44,980 | 2,790 |
| 26 | Oregon | $62,360 |
$36,400 | 4,790 |
| 27 | New Mexico | $62,340 |
$40,820 | 1,890 |
| 28 | Florida | $62,070 |
$34,290 | 25,110 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $62,030 |
$42,580 | 580 |
| 30 | Michigan | $61,650 |
$33,280 | 9,730 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $61,150 |
$38,320 | 12,610 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $60,880 |
$29,330 | 3,990 |
| 33 | Georgia | $60,570 |
$31,200 | 14,150 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $60,250 |
$32,990 | 2,080 |
| 35 | Kansas | $60,210 |
$36,000 | 3,830 |
| 36 | Ohio | $60,190 |
$30,360 | 13,100 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $60,120 |
$30,420 | 14,740 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $59,990 |
$35,360 | 3,700 |
| 39 | Indiana | $59,470 |
$35,800 | 6,630 |
| 40 | Texas | $58,270 |
$28,270 | 37,640 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $57,530 |
$35,690 | 4,940 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $56,920 |
$38,840 | 530 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $55,870 |
$35,670 | 1,180 |
| 44 | Idaho | $54,840 |
$28,650 | 2,410 |
| 45 | Missouri | $54,200 |
$36,610 | 6,480 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $54,100 |
$31,490 | 2,090 |
| 47 | Utah | $53,530 |
$32,970 | 6,200 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $52,710 |
$33,920 | 7,180 |
| 49 | Nevada | $51,510 |
$31,920 | 2,950 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $47,990 |
$16,720 | 1,920 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $45,390 |
$25,580 | 2,880 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $36,610 |
$22,640 | 730 |
| 53 | Guam | $36,520 |
$26,520 | 40 |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $31,920 |
$22,830 | 50 |