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SOC 13-1151 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Training and Development Specialists — Twin Falls

Twin Falls, ID · 5 metro areas compared

$61,300 /year
$29.47per hour
90jobs in area
−11.5%vs US median

The median wage for Training and Development Specialists in Twin Falls, ID is $61,300 per year, 11.5% below the national median of $69,280.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $69,28010TH$29,48025TH$46,100MEDIAN$61,30075TH$70,85090TH$86,390

How pay has moved

$68,948$23,0632019202020212022202320242025$61,300
$53,880 in 2019 to $61,300 in 2025, +13.8% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+10.8%
Openings per year
43,900
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
Less than 5 years

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Twin Falls, ID.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Training and Development Specialists in Twin Falls, ID is $61,300 per year, 11.5% below the national median of $69,280. Pay ranges from under $29,480 at the tenth percentile to more than $86,390 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $46,100 to $70,850.

The area has 90 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 1.9 of every thousand jobs. Idaho Falls leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $64,170. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 69th of 227 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Twin Falls, ID · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$29,480−57.4%
25th$46,100−33.5%
Median (50th)$61,300−11.5%
75th$70,850+2.3%
90th$86,390+24.7%
Mean$60,840−12.2%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Idaho

Median annual wage for Training and Development Specialists, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Idaho Falls$64,170360
2Lewiston$63,65070
3Boise City$62,2101,100
4Coeur d'Alene$60,680170
5Pocatello$56,260140

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Twin Falls run 7.9% below the national average, so the median of $61,300 goes as far as $66,558 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 3.9% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$61,300as reported by BLS

Local price level

92.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$66,558US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $61,300 a year, 11.5% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $29,480 to $86,390 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 90 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Idaho Falls, at $64,170.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Training and Development Specialists in Twin Falls, ID?

The median annual wage is $61,300, or $29.47 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $69,280, so pay in Twin Falls, ID is 11.5% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Twin Falls, ID earns more than $86,390 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $29,480 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Idaho Falls, at $64,170 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 90 jobs in this occupation in Twin Falls, ID. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.