How much do Training and Development Specialists make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Training and Development Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $36,650 and the 90th percentile is $92,360. The difference is $55,710, which is 94.8% 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 $44,900 to the 75th at $73,550, covers $28,650.

The mean annual wage is $60,600, which sits above the median of $58,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $69,280 for Training and Development Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,443, which is 4.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the West Virginia median of $64,960.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Specialists at $66,443 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. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 20th 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 59 miles away, with a median of $63,560 and employment of 330. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,644, against $66,443 here.
• Parkersburg-Vienna, WV is 81 miles away, with a median of $79,290 and employment of 70. That median is 35% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,069, against $66,443 here.
• Beckley, WV is 83 miles away, with a median of $55,600 and employment of 80. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,918, against $66,443 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Specialists accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (290 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.29% of employment (458,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.