How much do Training and Development Specialists make in Beckley, WV?

Percentile spread

For Training and Development Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $29,260 and the 90th percentile is $89,600. The difference is $60,340, which is 108.5% 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 $40,520 to the 75th at $81,120, covers $40,600.

The mean annual wage is $61,440, which sits above the median of $55,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beckley, WV median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $69,280 for Training and Development Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,918, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.4% lower than the West Virginia median of $64,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beckley, WV is 88.369, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Specialists at $62,918 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Specialists. Beckley, WV ranks 26th of 30 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).).

• Charleston, WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $63,560 and employment of 330. That median is 14.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,644, against $62,918 here.
• Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 64 miles away, with a median of $63,970 and employment of 190. That median is 15.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,000, against $62,918 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 79 miles away, with a median of $66,670 and employment of 430. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,215, against $62,918 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Specialists accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Beckley, WV (80 of 43,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.29% of employment (458,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.