How much does a professional development specialist make?

• New York averages $65,233 a year ($31.36 an hour)

• New Hampshire averages $63,330 a year ($30.45 an hour)

• Vermont averages $59,969 a year ($28.83 an hour)

• Wyoming averages $58,157 a year ($27.96 an hour)

• West Virginia averages $56,675 a year ($27.25 an hour)

Lowest paying states for professional development specialists:

• Arkansas averages $45,379 a year ($21.82 an hour)

• Michigan averages $45,297 a year ($21.78 an hour)

• Illinois averages $45,133 a year ($21.70 an hour)

• Texas averages $44,544 a year ($21.42 an hour)

• North Carolina averages $41,251 a year ($19.83 an hour)

Professional development specialist salary based by company:

• Curriculum Associates averages $83,074 a year (range: $51K - $103K)

• Edgenuity averages $69,174 a year (range: $63K - $78K)

• Teq averages $68,830 a year (range: $53K - $78K)

• DreamBox Learning averages $70,879 a year (range: $70K - $82K)

• University of South Florida averages $56,913 a year (range: $57K - $62K)

• Istation averages $79,748 a year (range: $77K - $83K)

• McKinsey Company averages $110,000 a year ($113K - $129K)