Training and Development Specialists · SOC 13-1151
Training and Development Specialists Salary in the Missouri
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Missouri
Figures describe the state of Missouri as a whole.
Training and Development Specialists in the Missouri earned a median of $58,670 per year ($28.21 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,720 at the 10th percentile to $100,670 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Training and Development Specialists in the Missouri earn more than $58,670 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $38,730 and $76,960.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,720 | $38,730 | $58,670 | $76,960 | $100,670 |
| Hourly | $15.25 | $18.62 | $28.21 | $37.00 | $48.40 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Missouri$58,670 median for Missouri; middle half earns $38,730 to $76,960
- United Statesnational$69,280 median for United States; middle half earns $50,110 to $95,050
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −15% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Missouri
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for training and development specialists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Missourithis page$58,670 median for Missouri; middle half earns $38,730 to $76,960
- $66,300 median for Kansas City metro area; middle half earns $49,740 to $85,070
- $60,420 median for Jefferson City metro area; middle half earns $50,640 to $79,210
- $60,290 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $34,500 to $78,120
- $56,140 median for St. Joseph metro area; middle half earns $44,220 to $81,360
- $54,440 median for Columbia metro area; middle half earns $37,380 to $73,480
- $50,310 median for Cape Girardeau metro area; middle half earns $35,980 to $72,940
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.