State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Delaware vs South Dakota
Training and Development Specialists in Delaware earn a median of $88,570. In South Dakota, $61,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.7% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.9%
Delaware vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+27.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $88,570
- p25
- $64,080
- p75
- $108,850
- p10
- $57,260
- p90
- $119,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
South Dakota
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $61,570
- p25
- $52,350
- p75
- $77,340
- p10
- $44,200
- p90
- $86,200
- 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.