SOC 11-3131 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Training and Development Managers Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for training and development managers in Atlanta, Georgia is $149,590 a year ($71.92 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $134,750: half of the 1,010 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($146,746).

$149,590average per year

$71.92 / hourMedian $134,750Take-home ≈ $106,795

  • $84K10th
  • $109K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $179K75th
  • $228K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,010people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 4Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Training and Development Managers pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $84,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $227,870 or more. The middle half of training and development managers in Atlanta earn between $108,640 and $179,070.

  • $84K10th
  • $109K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $179K75th
  • $228K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$149,590$12,466$71.92
Median$134,750$11,229$64.78
Entry level (25th percentile)$108,640$9,053$52.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$179,070$14,922$86.09

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Training and Development Managers salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $149,590, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $106,795 a year, or $8,900 a month and $4,107 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Atlanta a good place for training and development managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $149,590 buys what about $149,503 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Training and Development Managers salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 2nd of 4 Georgia metro areas for this job; Dalton pays the most ($155,890).

All Training and Development Managers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for training and development managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,780).

Training and Development Managers salary by city

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Training and Development Managers salary in Atlanta: questions

How much do training and development managers make an hour in Atlanta?

$71.92 an hour on average, and $64.78 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level training and development managers salary in Atlanta?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $84,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $108,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the training and development managers take-home pay in Atlanta?

About $106,795 a year ($8,900 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $149,590.

Do training and development managers earn more in Atlanta than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($146,746).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3131; area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.13, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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