Training Manager salary

Q: What state pays Training Managers the most?

California pays Training Managers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $92,554 per year, or $44.50 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Training Manager?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Training Manager if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $84,838 per year.

Q: What is a good starting salary for a Training Manager?

A good starting salary for a training manager is $43,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a training manager in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for training managers is $72,048, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a training manager can vary by state.

Q: Do managers in training get paid?

Yes, managers in training get paid. The average salary in training is approximately $24 per hour, which translates to roughly $49,920 per year. During the training process, many managers are considered employees.

Q: What does it mean to be a training manager?

Being a training manager means understanding the company and employee needs, knowing the best training practices and tactics, and evaluating employee readiness. They are responsible for developing or modifying the training material supplied and often have to review prior training information to reassess current training protocols based on performance.

Average training manager salary

$73,453

$35.31 hourly rate

Entry-level training manager salary

$45,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a training manager make?

The average training manager salary in the United States is $73,453. Training manager salaries typically range between $45,000 and $119,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for training managers is $35.31 per hour.

Training manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Training managers earn the highest average salary in California.

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Training Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a training manager typically falls between $60,000 and $115,663.

zippia

$73,453yearly

indeed[1]

$74,118yearly

comparably[2]

$60,000yearly

Salary.com[3]

$115,663yearly

payscale[4]

$74,561yearly

Average training manager salary by state

The average training manager salary in California, New York, and Hawaii are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average training manager salary states are South Carolina, Indiana, and Iowa.

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Highest paying states for training managers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	New York	$84,838	$40.79
2	New Hampshire	$78,136	$37.57
3	Pennsylvania	$72,014	$34.62
4	New Jersey	$79,639	$38.29
5	Hawaii	$80,627	$38.76
6	Rhode Island	$72,957	$35.08
7	Virginia	$71,933	$34.58
8	Texas	$65,018	$31.26
9	California	$92,554	$44.50
10	Arizona	$68,529	$32.95
11	Nevada	$75,903	$36.49
12	West Virginia	$60,925	$29.29
13	Connecticut	$73,184	$35.18
14	Arkansas	$58,354	$28.05
15	Massachusetts	$72,011	$34.62
16	Delaware	$74,552	$35.84
17	Maine	$63,541	$30.55
18	District of Columbia	$77,009	$37.02
19	Maryland	$66,423	$31.93
20	Michigan	$58,577	$28.16
21	Ohio	$59,428	$28.57
22	Vermont	$70,057	$33.68
23	Alaska	$63,855	$30.70
24	Mississippi	$55,031	$26.46
25	Washington	$65,811	$31.64
26	New Mexico	$60,478	$29.08
27	Montana	$51,510	$24.76
28	Louisiana	$51,038	$24.54
29	Illinois	$55,524	$26.69
30	Oregon	$60,692	$29.18
31	Idaho	$58,691	$28.22
32	North Carolina	$51,143	$24.59
33	Georgia	$49,685	$23.89
34	Wyoming	$50,621	$24.34
35	Florida	$51,131	$24.58
36	Utah	$48,469	$23.30
37	Alabama	$49,562	$23.83
38	Oklahoma	$45,957	$22.09
39	North Dakota	$50,938	$24.49
40	Minnesota	$52,661	$25.32
41	Kansas	$49,764	$23.93
42	South Carolina	$45,720	$21.98
43	Indiana	$45,509	$21.88
44	Wisconsin	$49,302	$23.70
45	Kentucky	$48,357	$23.25
46	Tennessee	$47,411	$22.79
47	South Dakota	$47,902	$23.03
48	Missouri	$41,808	$20.10
49	Iowa	$44,512	$21.40
50	Colorado	$44,070	$21.19
51	Nebraska	$41,043	$19.73

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Highest paying cities for training managers

The highest-paying cities for training managers are San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Washington, DC.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$97,582	$46.91
2	New York, NY	$85,491	$41.10
3	Washington, DC	$77,002	$37.02
4	Las Vegas, NV	$75,507	$36.30
5	Philadelphia, PA	$73,268	$35.23
6	Boston, MA	$71,797	$34.52
7	Richmond, VA	$71,392	$34.32
8	Phoenix, AZ	$68,860	$33.11
9	San Antonio, TX	$68,381	$32.88
10	Baltimore, MD	$66,810	$32.12
11	Seattle, WA	$66,711	$32.07
12	Portland, ME	$65,510	$31.50
13	Albuquerque, NM	$60,306	$28.99
14	Portland, OR	$59,524	$28.62
15	Jacksonville, AR	$58,368	$28.06
16	Columbus, OH	$58,311	$28.03
17	Lansing, MI	$57,280	$27.54
18	Chicago, IL	$56,079	$26.96
19	Raleigh, NC	$53,506	$25.72
20	Columbus, MS	$53,072	$25.52

Training Managers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

Training Manager salary details

A training manager's salary ranges from $45,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $119,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Training Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a training manager's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$119,000	$9,917	$57
75th Percentile	$94,000	$7,833	$45
Average	$73,453	$6,121	$35
25th Percentile	$56,000	$4,667	$27
10th Percentile	$45,000	$3,750	$22

Highest paying training manager jobs

The highest paying types of training managers are associate manager, district training manager, and senior training specialist.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
General Manager In Training	$32,632	$2,719	$15.69	380,193
Director Of Training	$78,115	$6,510	$37.56	35,497
Training Administrator	$44,622	$3,718	$21.45	77,966
Manager	$58,651	$4,888	$28.20	1,236,194
Store Manager	$46,950	$3,912	$22.57	446,127
Educational Manager	$76,368	$6,364	$36.72	16,924

Top companies hiring training managers now:

Which companies pay training managers the most?

Training manager salaries at Microsoft and Apple are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average training manager salary at companies like Genentech and Thoughtworks are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Microsoft	$145,423	$69.91
2	Apple	$137,182	$65.95
3	Genentech	$126,293	$60.72
4	Thoughtworks	$125,207	$60.20
5	First Republic Bank	$123,309	$59.28
6	Bain & Company	$123,039	$59.15
7	Marathon Petroleum	$116,825	$56.17
8	AbbVie	$115,482	$55.52
9	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$115,219	$55.39
10	AstraZeneca	$112,196	$53.94
11	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$111,985	$53.84
12	Amazon	$110,530	$53.14
13	Intuitive Surgical	$110,042	$52.90
14	Weatherford International	$109,868	$52.82
15	Entegris	$106,856	$51.37
16	Occidental Petroleum	$106,643	$51.27
17	American Express	$106,598	$51.25
18	Exelixis	$106,371	$51.14
19	Adobe	$104,941	$50.45
20	Pwc	$104,110	$50.05

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Training Manager salary by industry

The average training manager salary varies across industries:

The average training manager salary in the government industry is $71,976, the highest of any industry.
The average training manager salary in the finance industry is $65,745.
Training managers in the hospitality industry earn an average salary of $47,009, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for training managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Government	$71,976	$34.60
2	Professional	$65,745	$31.61
3	Manufacturing	$65,164	$31.33
4	Construction	$64,326	$30.93
5	Retail	$48,830	$23.48
6	Hospitality	$47,009	$22.60

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Training Manager salary trends

The average training manager salary has risen by $15,181 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average training manager earned $58,272 annually, but today, they earn $73,453 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for training managers over the last decade.

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Average training manager salary over time

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Training Manager salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$73,500	$35.31	+2.0%
2024	$72,000	$34.61	+1.8%
2023	$70,700	$34.00	+2.8%
2022	$68,800	$33.06	+2.2%
2021	$67,200	$32.32	+3.0%

Recently added training manager salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Mister Carwash	Manager In Training	Midland, MI	12/17/2024	$37,566
Referral Staffing Solutions	Ehs/Training Manager-Direct	Holmen, WI	12/17/2024	$70,000
Domino's	Manager In Training North Illinois	Fairview Heights, IL	12/16/2024	$31,305
Floor & Decor	Chief Executive Merchant In Training (Store Manager)	Waltham, MA	12/16/2024	$44,349
Floor & Decor	Chief Executive Merchant In Training (Store Manager)	Devon, PA	12/16/2024	$35,479
Graphic Packaging International	Technical Training Manager	Atlanta, GA	12/16/2024	$102,270
McDonald's	Manager In Training	Stevenson, AL	12/16/2024	$25,044
McDonald's	Manager In Training	Jasper, TN	12/16/2024	$25,044
Bausch + Lomb	North Field Training Manager, U.S. Pharmaceuticals	Detroit, MI	12/16/2024	$140,000
Bureau Veritas	Training Manager	Dallas, TX	12/16/2024	$85,000