Oregon · BLS May 2025

Training and Development Specialist Salary in Oregon

Also called corporate trainer. SOC 13-1151.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 5,190 training and development specialists working in Oregon. Here is what they are paid, what the median leaves after federal, state and FICA tax, and what that is worth against local prices.

Median pay · Oregon

$76,360A year, or $36.71 an hour.
Take-home a month$4,782After federal, state and FICA tax at 24.9%
Worth at national prices$73,877Prices here sit at 103.4 against 100
Against the nation10.2% aboveNational median $69,280
What training and development specialists earn in Oregon, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid$49,500$23.80
25th percentile$60,470$29.07
MedianHalf earn more, half less$76,360$36.71
75th percentile$99,670$47.92
90th percentileMost experienced and senior$122,980$59.13
MeanThe average, pulled up by the top$82,530$39.68
How we got this
  1. Median wage in OregonBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of training and development specialists earned more than this, half less.$76,360
  2. Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$36.71
  3. Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$4,782 a month at an effective rate of 24.9%.$57,379 a year
  4. Worth at national average pricesPrices in Oregon sit at 103.4 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$73,877
  5. Against the national medianThe national median is $69,280.10.2% above
  6. Jobs countedA concentration of 0.9 against the nation's 1.00.5,190
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1

What lands in the bank

A $76,360 salary in Oregon, for one single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026.

  • Federal income tax. $7,969 a year.
  • State income tax. $5,170 a year.
  • Social Security and Medicare. $5,842 a year.
  • Left over. $57,379 a year, $4,782 a month, an effective rate of 24.9%.

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What $76,360 is worth in Oregon

Prices in Oregon sit at 103.4 against a national average of 100, so $76,360 earned here buys what $73,877 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 108.6 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in Oregon takes in $83,011, so this occupation's median is 0.92 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 10% less concentrated in Oregon than in the country as a whole.

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Common questions

Training and Development Specialist pay in Oregon, answered

How much does a training and development specialist make in Oregon?

The median wage for training and development specialists in Oregon is $76,360 a year, or $36.71 an hour.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the take-home pay for a training and development specialist in Oregon?

On the median wage of $76,360, one filer taking the standard deduction keeps about $57,379 a year, or roughly $4,782 a month.

That is after federal, state and FICA tax, an effective rate of 24.9%.

Oregon takes $5,170 of it in state income tax.

Do training and development specialists earn more in Oregon than in the rest of the country?

Yes. The median in Oregon is 10.2% above the national median of $69,280.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Oregon sit at 103.4 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $76,360 a good salary in Oregon?

It is 0.92 times the median household income of $83,011. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in Oregon run at 103.4 against a national average of 100, with rents at 108.6, so $76,360 here buys about what $73,877 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid training and development specialists earn in Oregon?

The top tenth earn $122,980 a year or more, against $49,500 at the bottom tenth.

Experience, specialism, employer and the part of Oregon someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many training and development specialists are there in Oregon?

The survey counted 5,190 of these jobs in Oregon for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 10% less concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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