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Training and Development Specialist Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of training and development specialists in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage information of training and development specialists in Fort Smith is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Training and Development Specialists in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,700
25th Percentile Wage	$34,460
50th Percentile Wage	$40,300
75th Percentile Wage	$53,040
90th Percentile Wage	$62,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for training and development specialists in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,700.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of training and development specialists from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$40,300	3.55%	-33.72%
2021	$38,870	-3.65%	-
2020	$40,290	-27.18%	-
2019	$51,240	13.10%	-
2018	$44,530	13.92%	-
2017	$38,330	-13.38%	-
2016	$43,460	1.75%	-
2015	$42,700	-13.75%	-
2014	$48,570	-11.84%	-
2013	$54,320	0.79%	-
2012	$53,890	-	-

Table 2. Compare Training and Development Specialist Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,300, Fort Smith is the lowest paying city for training and development specialists in state of Oklahoma, following city of Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $95,520). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of training and development specialists in Fort Smith is about 57.8 percent (57.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$95,520
Oklahoma City	$62,510
Enid	$61,320
Lawton	$55,750
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$54,220
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$50,940
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$50,120
Tulsa	$50,060
Fort Smith	$40,300