SOC 13-1151 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Training and Development Specialists Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for training and development specialists in Dallas, Texas is $76,020 a year ($36.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $71,010: half of the 12,930 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($76,117).

$76,020average per year

$36.55 / hourMedian $71,010Take-home ≈ $62,310

  • $42K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $119K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

12,930people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 25Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Training and Development Specialists pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $118,960 or more. The middle half of training and development specialists in Dallas earn between $51,980 and $96,130.

  • $42K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $119K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,020$6,335$36.55
Median$71,010$5,918$34.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,980$4,332$24.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$96,130$8,011$46.22

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

Training and Development Specialists salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $76,020, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $62,310 a year, or $5,193 a month and $2,397 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for training and development specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $76,020 buys what about $73,741 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Training and Development Specialists salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 1st of 25 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Training and Development Specialists salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for training and development specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($109,240).

Training and Development Specialists salary by city

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Training and Development Specialists salary in Dallas: questions

How much do training and development specialists make an hour in Dallas?

$36.55 an hour on average, and $34.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level training and development specialists salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,980, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the training and development specialists take-home pay in Dallas?

About $62,310 a year ($5,193 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,020. Texas has no state income tax.

Do training and development specialists earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($76,117).

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 13-1151; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.08, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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