Learning & Development salary
27 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for learning & development roles at mid level across the United States: 411 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $76,760 and $118,600, with a median of $92,500.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $83,000, mid-level $92,500, senior $129,750 and lead $184,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 122% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 14 of the 27 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
27 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $73,000 – $108,000 | $83,000 | 24 |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $76,760 – $118,600 | $92,500 | 411 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$73,250 – CA$107,073 | CA$90,933 | 35 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £40,000 – £57,500 | £44,500 | 14 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $99,925 – $160,850 | $129,750 | 138 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$115,600 – CA$118,969 | CA$118,750 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $156,125 – $215,900 | $184,000 | 59 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $77,525 – $122,125 | $89,400 | 50 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $90,000 – $166,050 | $135,000 | 17 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $152,500 – $184,938 | $183,012 | 8hint |
| Arlington | Mid | $137,500 – $142,400 | $137,500 | 5hint |
| Atlanta | Mid | $78,125 – $107,400 | $85,300 | 6hint |
| Atlanta | Senior | $99,900 – $159,000 | $112,500 | 5hint |
| Austin | Mid | $82,750 – $106,750 | $94,000 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $76,000 – $115,000 | $88,800 | 13 |
| Chicago | Senior | $98,406 – $123,375 | $101,761 | 10 |
| Dallas | Mid | $72,000 – $134,000 | $110,000 | 5hint |
| Denver | Mid | $102,734 – $112,500 | $104,300 | 5hint |
| Irvine | Mid | $113,313 – $151,200 | $129,125 | 6hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $102,712 – $123,250 | $122,500 | 7hint |
| Minneapolis | Mid | $95,250 – $101,010 | $96,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $80,000 – $110,000 | $102,500 | 25 |
| New York | Senior | $119,784 – $164,000 | $143,120 | 10 |
| New York | Lead | $157,500 – $295,000 | $185,000 | 9hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$79,750 – CA$112,500 | CA$96,000 | 13 |
| Washington | Mid | $85,250 – $111,450 | $94,000 | 7hint |
| Washington | Senior | $110,550 – $146,300 | $145,000 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open learning & development roles · 596 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $63,000–$149,000scale $30,000–$210,000
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LAS Operations Training Specialist Abbott · United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane New $61,300–$122,700 today 
Talent Development Manager (Learning& Leadership Development) Acumatica · Remote · US New $120,000–$135,000 today Manager Organization Learning & Development Ah · ADVENTHEALTH DAYTONA BEACH New $73,507–$136,739 today Learning Consultant Brookfield Properties · Los Angeles New $83,900–$117,495 today Associate, Talent and Leadership Development Americas Efet · McLean New $52,500–$75,000 today 
Program Manager, Talent Management Everpure · Lehi New $107,000–$161,000 today Program Manager, Talent Management Everpure · Santa Clara New $114,000–$171,000 today 
Training Coordinator Fa Ewji Saasfaprod1 · Dallas New $50,000–$60,000 today Training Coordinator (Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials) Mcc Group · Reading New $72,300–$90,400 today 
2027 Engineering Leadership Development Program - Computer Science / Computer Engineering Pentair · Golden Valley New $61,200–$113,600 today Talent Management Specialist Polaris · Plymouth New $70,000–$90,000 today Enterprise Learning and Development Partner Progyny · New York New $85,000–$105,000 today 
Finance Learning & Development Senior Manager RTX · US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB4 ~ 836 North St ~ INNOVATION BLDG New $145,600–$276,800 today Organizational Development Coach Roswellpark · Research Studies Center New $97,874 today 
Organizational Development Consultant Seattle Children's · Seattle New $121,134–$181,700 today 
Learning and Development Designer III TD · Mississauga New CA$81,600–CA$115,200 today Learning Experience Leader TaskUs · San Antonio New $54,000–$82,000 today Learning & Development Manager Tiaa · Dallas New $90,000–$130,000 today 
Assistant Director, Learning & Development WPI Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) · Remote · US New $71,800–$90,000 today Senior Talent Management Consultant Xcelenergy · Minneapolis New $84,900–$120,567 today Senior Analyst, Talent Management Aes · US, Arlington, VA New $87,000–$104,550 1d ago 
[2026-2027] Special Education Learning Specialist - Middle School KIPP · New York New $70,829–$136,704 1d ago 
Talent Management Associate ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco New $99,000–$117,000 3d ago Deployment & Training Lead, Army Anduril Industries · Irvine New $112,000–$149,000 3d ago Talent Management Associate Atoms · San Francisco New $99,000–$117,000 3d ago Instructional Training Coordinator Bah · Virginia Beach New $43,700–$89,000 3d ago 
Senior Learning Manager, Enterprise Risk - Hybrid Cigna Group · Bloomfield New $120,300–$200,500 3d ago 
Learning Experience Lead Coloplast · Minneapolis New $77,575–$116,363 3d ago HR Training Specialist - Manufacturing - Sumter, SC Plant Continental · Sumter New $68,000–$72,000 3d ago Onboarding & Learning Specialist Dentsuaegis · New York New $94,875–$120,000 3d ago Personal Training Manager, Nashville Equinox · Nashville New From $100,000 3d ago Assistant Director for Student Staff Learning and Development FAU · Boca Raton New $61,000–$63,000 3d ago Careers Development Officer | Learning & Development (Careers) | Preston Fa Esms Saasfaukgovprod1 · Lancashire New £33,119–£37,563 3d ago Instructional Designer Gdit · Remote · US New $73,965–$97,750 3d ago 
Learning & Development Capability Partner ICF · Reston New $108,476–$184,409 3d ago 
Instructional Designer Instructure, Inc. · Remote · US New $75,000–$90,000 3d ago 
Talent Management Specialist J.D. Irving · Saint John New CA$55,000–CA$75,000 3d ago 
Senior Operations Training Manager - Dallas JETSET Pilates · JETSET Pilates New $90,000–$100,000 3d ago Senior Operations Training Manager - Miami JETSET Pilates · JETSET Pilates New $90,000–$100,000 3d ago Geospatial Information Systems Training Specialist Leidos · Alexandria New $105,300–$190,350 3d ago 
Director Employee Relations and Organizational Development (Director, Employee Experience) Loyola · Loyola University Maryland Main Campus New $136,160–$170,200 3d ago 
Culture & Talent Management Specialist Mesabi Metallics Company · Nashwauk New $80,000–$100,000 3d ago 
2027 Future Talent Program - L&D (Learning & Development) Coordinator - Co-op Msd · West Point New $39,908–$111,111 3d ago 
Plant Training Specialist Oceanspray · Middleboro New $72,200–$90,300 3d ago Training Specialist III Okgov · Oklahoma County New $58,000 3d ago 
Commercial Training Specialist Senior Regal Rexnord · Radford New $83,500–$129,800 3d ago Assurance Learning Manager Rsm · Chicago New $89,800–$170,500 3d ago 
HR Benefits and Training Specialist Sjc · Farmington New $55,495–$60,000 3d ago 
Principal, Talent & Leadership Development Smarsh · Atlanta New $160,000–$180,000 3d ago 
Packaging Training Specialist Thermofisher · Mississauga New CA$69,400–CA$104,050 3d ago 
Instructional Designer (Associate or No Prefix) Universities of Wisconsin · University of Wisconsin System Administration New $50,000–$67,000 3d ago 
NCSS Training Coordinator Usnh · University of New Hampshire New $54,990–$98,150 3d ago 
Instructional Designer WGU · Salt Lake City New $73,500–$110,200 3d ago 
Director, Talent - Talent Management mergeworld · Remote · US New $110,000–$120,000 3d ago 
Instructional Designer - Chattanooga, TN waldensecurity · Corporate Office New $63,000–$68,000 3d ago Senior Training Manager, Oncology - Multiple Myeloma AbbVie · Remote · US $124,500–$236,500 4d ago 
Learning & Development Intern AstraZeneca · Mississauga CA$42,908–CA$56,316 4d ago Automotive Leadership Development Program Auto Club Group (ACG) · NC-Asheville Car Care Plus $55,000–$80,000 4d ago Director, Talent Management and Workforce Readiness Axiscapital · New York $212,000–$234,000 4d ago 60 of 896 open roles. All learning & development jobs