Training and Development Specialists in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,834
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$14,516
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,292
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$71,350
Kept after tax
$56,834
Worth in national money
$58,292
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Pennsylvania is 19 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $71,350. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Pennsylvania, this sits in the middle: 165 of 492 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $71,350, take-home of $56,834 is worth roughly $58,292 in national money. The average comes to $77,070, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Pennsylvania ranks 19 of 51 for training and development specialists at $71,350. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Training and development specialists ranks 165 of 492 occupations in Pennsylvania by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for training and development specialists, whose median is $71,350, the adjusted figure of $58,292 differs little from $56,834 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $77,070 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Training and Development Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $118,270 |
| This salary | $71,350 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $56,834 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,025 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,449 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $68,236 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,383 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of training and development specialists in Pennsylvania earn under $71,350 and half over. The published range runs $45,040 at the tenth percentile to $118,270 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $56,834, from $71,350, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 165 of 492 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $58,292, the adjusted value of that $71,350 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Pennsylvania. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 165 of 492 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for training and development specialists in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,040 to $118,270; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $56,834 from $71,350. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 165 of 492 locally.
- This $58,292 adjusted figure, worked from $71,350, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 165 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 165 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $77,070, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $45,040, the highest tenth $118,270, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $58,292 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania's own levy, $56,834 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Pennsylvania is $77,070. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($45,040) and the ninetieth ($118,270) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $58,292 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $56,834 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.