Training and Development Specialists pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad (CA), the median pay for training and development specialists is $36.38 an hour ($75,670 a year). About 3,840 people work in this job there.

$36.38Median hourly pay
$53,360–$101,250Middle half of workers, yearly
3,840People in this job in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad (CA)

That is 9% higher than the U.S. median ($69,280). It is about the same as the California median ($75,790).

Pay range for training and development specialists in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad (CA)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$21.60$44,920
25% of workers$25.66$53,360
Half of workers (median)$36.38$75,670
75% of workers$48.68$101,250
90% of workers$63.49$132,070

Training and Development Specialists pay in California metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara$104,7703,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont$95,0506,310
Santa Cruz-Watsonville$77,400280
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles$76,270250
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom$76,1802,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara$75,890450
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad (this page)$75,6703,840
Santa Rosa-Petaluma$75,590450
Modesto$74,220580
Napa$72,940120
Vallejo$72,750320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim$71,99015,030
Salinas$66,030290
Fresno$65,060960
Redding$63,100170
El Centro$61,010140
Visalia$61,000370
Merced$60,990190
Stockton-Lodi$60,580850
Hanford-Corcoran$60,520110
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura$60,100790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario$60,0104,690
Bakersfield-Delano$58,860940
Chico$58,790160
Yuba City$48,280120

California unemployment rate: 5.1% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for training and development specialists

  • Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree (BLS)
  • Experience usually needed to start: Less than 5 years (BLS)
  • Job outlook: +10.8% over ten years, much faster than average · about 46,000 openings a year (BLS)

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Other job titles for this job

Development CoordinatorHR TrainerTraining SupervisorTrainerApplications TrainerApprenticeship and Training RepresentativeAuxiliary Personnel Inservice CoordinatorCertified Epic TrainerComputer Software Training SpecialistComputer Technology TrainerComputer Training SpecialistCorporate Trainer

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