Training and Development Specialists · SOC 13-1151

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Training and Development Specialistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for training and development specialists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 390 metro areas

Training and Development Specialists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Dothan, AL	$120,020	120	1.9
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$104,770	3,310	2.9
3	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$98,280	330	2.6
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$95,050	6,310	2.7
5	Lexington Park, MD	$94,440	220	3.2
6	Casper, WY	$94,070	100	2.4
7	Decatur, AL	$93,230	110	1.7
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$89,550	5,120	2.5
9	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$88,880	620	1.5
10	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$85,610	Not published	Not published
11	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$85,320	320	2.6
12	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$84,500	400	3.1
13	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$83,800	9,360	3.5
14	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$82,590	120	1.3
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$82,400	11,490	3.7
16	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$82,070	740	3.1
17	Lake Charles, LA	$80,550	120	1.2
18	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$79,840	22,190	2.3
19	Carson City, NV	$79,620	70	2.2
20	Boulder, CO	$79,420	720	3.8
21	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$79,290	70	1.9
22	Anchorage, AK	$79,270	320	1.8
23	Salem, OR	$79,190	840	4.5
24	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$79,000	7,660	4.8
25	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$78,980	320	2.6

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Training and Development Specialists overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.