State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: New Hampshire vs South Dakota
Training and Development Specialists in New Hampshire earn a median of $86,050. In South Dakota, $61,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 39.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.8%
New Hampshire vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $86,050
- p25
- $64,790
- p75
- $86,050
- p10
- $50,790
- p90
- $100,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.