SOC 13-1151 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Training and Development Specialists make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $95,050. The 10th percentile is $50,320 and the 90th percentile is $162,220. Employment is 6,310.

Median annual wage

$95,050

10th percentile
$50,320
25th percentile
$65,390
Median
$95,050
75th percentile
$127,720
90th percentile
$162,220
Mean
$100,800

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Training and Development Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $50,320 and the 90th percentile is $162,220. The difference is $111,900, which is 117.7% 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 $65,390 to the 75th at $127,720, covers $62,330.

The mean annual wage is $100,800, which sits above the median of $95,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 37.2% higher than the national median of $69,280 for Training and Development Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,214, which is 18.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.4% higher than the California median of $75,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Specialists at $82,214 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Specialists. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 17 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).).

  • Vallejo, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $72,750 and employment of 320. That median is 23.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,064, against $82,214 here.
  • Napa, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $72,940 and employment of 120. That median is 23.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,804, against $82,214 here.
  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $77,400 and employment of 280. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,430, against $82,214 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Specialists accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (6,310 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.29% of employment (458,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 Specialists make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $95,050. The 10th percentile is $50,320 and the 90th percentile is $162,220. Employment is 6,310.

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

The local median is 37.2% higher than the national median of $69,280.

What is Training and Development Specialists pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $95,050 is $82,214. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Training and Development Specialists?

Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $72,750. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.