SOC 13-1151 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Training and Development Specialists make in Amarillo, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Specialists in Amarillo, TX is $51,070. The 10th percentile is $27,810 and the 90th percentile is $89,350. Employment is 360.
Median annual wage
$51,070
- 10th percentile
- $27,810
- 25th percentile
- $40,860
- Median
- $51,070
- 75th percentile
- $63,710
- 90th percentile
- $89,350
- Mean
- $56,680
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Training and Development Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $27,810 and the 90th percentile is $89,350. The difference is $61,540, which is 120.5% 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 $40,860 to the 75th at $63,710, covers $22,850.
The mean annual wage is $56,680, which sits above the median of $51,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Amarillo, TX median is 26.3% lower than the national median of $69,280 for Training and Development Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,620, which is 19.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 18.8% lower than the Texas median of $62,860.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amarillo, TX is 91.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Specialists at $55,620 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Training and Development Specialists. Amarillo, TX ranks 1st of 2 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).).
- Lubbock, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $48,570 and employment of 450. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,188, against $55,620 here.
Employment share
Training and Development Specialists accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Amarillo, TX (360 of 123,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.29% of employment (458,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Amarillo, TX · Training and Development Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Training and Development Specialists make in Amarillo, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Specialists in Amarillo, TX is $51,070. The 10th percentile is $27,810 and the 90th percentile is $89,350. Employment is 360.
How does that compare with the national median for Training and Development Specialists?
The local median is 26.3% lower than the national median of $69,280.
What is Training and Development Specialists pay in Amarillo, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amarillo, TX is 91.820, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,070 is $55,620. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Amarillo, TX compare with nearby metros for Training and Development Specialists?
Lubbock, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 123 miles away, at $48,570. Amarillo, TX ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.