State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Managers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Training and Development Managers in Washington earn a median of $163,360. In South Dakota, $124,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
-24%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Washington
Training and Development Managers
- Median
- $163,360
- p25
- $130,980
- p75
- $198,140
- p10
- $101,680
- p90
- $249,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.