How much do Training and Development Specialists make in Springfield, MO?

Percentile spread

For Training and Development Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $30,750 and the 90th percentile is $86,320. The difference is $55,570, which is 112.1% 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 $34,390 to the 75th at $68,310, covers $33,920.

The mean annual wage is $56,300, which sits above the median of $49,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MO median is 28.5% lower than the national median of $69,280 for Training and Development Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,935, which is 19.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.5% lower than the Missouri median of $58,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Specialists at $55,935 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Specialists. Springfield, MO ranks 12th of 16 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).).

• Joplin, MO-KS is 75 miles away, with a median of $48,730 and employment of 220. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,849, against $55,935 here.
• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 99 miles away, with a median of $59,660 and employment of 890. That median is 20.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,307, against $55,935 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $60,420 and employment of 300. That median is 21.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,679, against $55,935 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Specialists accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (610 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.29% of employment (458,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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.