State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Managers salary: Delaware vs South Dakota
Training and Development Managers in Delaware earn a median of $172,340. In South Dakota, $124,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 38.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.8%
Delaware vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Training and Development Managers
- Median
- $172,340
- p25
- $123,520
- p75
- $203,260
- p10
- $95,540
- p90
- $216,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
South Dakota
Training and Development Managers
- Median
- $124,150
- p25
- $113,940
- p75
- $133,180
- p10
- $84,340
- p90
- $148,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.