SOC 11-3131 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Training and Development Managers make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Managers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $170,050. The 10th percentile is $99,820 and the 90th percentile is $234,340. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$170,050

10th percentile
$99,820
25th percentile
$130,420
Median
$170,050
75th percentile
$199,990
90th percentile
$234,340
Mean
$168,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Training and Development Managers, the published 10th percentile is $99,820 and the 90th percentile is $234,340. The difference is $134,520, which is 79.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $130,420 to the 75th at $199,990, covers $69,570.

The mean annual wage is $168,870, which sits below the median of $170,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 27.9% higher than the national median of $133,000 for Training and Development Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $164,809, which is 23.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the New Jersey median of $160,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $170,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Managers at $164,809 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Managers. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 3rd of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $135,450 and employment of 940. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,077, against $164,809 here.
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $117,870 and employment of 70. That median is 30.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,908, against $164,809 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $173,810 and employment of 3,520. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,411, against $164,809 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Managers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (130 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Training and Development Managers make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Managers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $170,050. The 10th percentile is $99,820 and the 90th percentile is $234,340. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Training and Development Managers?

The local median is 27.9% higher than the national median of $133,000.

What is Training and Development Managers pay in Trenton-Princeton, NJ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $170,050 is $164,809. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Trenton-Princeton, NJ compare with nearby metros for Training and Development Managers?

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $135,450. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 3rd of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.