Training and Development Managers Salary in the US
A training and development managers earns a national median of $133,000 a year (mean $148,370) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #58 of 825.
How much does a training and development managers earn in the US?
A training and development managers in the United States earns a median of $133,000 a year (mean $148,370), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 161% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 48,050 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-3131), ranked #58 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$133,000
per year
Mean
$148,370
per year
Employment
48,050
US workers
National rank
#58
of 825 by median
What a training and development managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a training and development managers (SOC 11-3131) earns a median annual wage of $133,000 and a mean (average) of $148,370. The median is the midpoint — half of training and development managers earn more and half earn less — and is 161% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a training and development managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for training and development managers is $133,000, and the mean (average) is $148,370. The median is the midpoint — half of training and development managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does training and development managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $133,000, a training and development managers earns 161% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many training and development managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 48,050 training and development managers employed nationally (SOC 11-3131), across all industries.
- Where does this training and development managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-3131. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-3131 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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