Learning & Development salary
27 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for learning & development roles at mid level across the United States: 444 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $76,488 and $117,750, with a median of $92,500.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $83,000, mid-level $92,500, senior $130,500 and lead $184,500. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 122% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 13 of the 27 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
27 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $73,000 – $108,000 | $83,000 | 25 |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $76,488 – $117,750 | $92,500 | 444 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$72,875 – CA$107,073 | CA$90,279 | 39 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £40,000 – £52,500 | £44,750 | 16 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $99,900 – $160,000 | $130,500 | 145 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$107,000 – CA$121,792 | CA$118,750 | 7hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $156,688 – $214,375 | $184,500 | 68 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $77,550 – $121,750 | $90,000 | 55 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $91,513 – $170,513 | $137,500 | 18 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $165,000 – $183,250 | $182,774 | 9hint |
| Arlington | Mid | $137,500 – $142,400 | $137,500 | 5hint |
| Atlanta | Mid | $78,750 – $114,000 | $90,600 | 7hint |
| Atlanta | Senior | $98,475 – $147,375 | $106,200 | 6hint |
| Austin | Mid | $72,913 – $95,500 | $85,500 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $78,000 – $123,675 | $92,500 | 15 |
| Chicago | Senior | $99,438 – $134,450 | $106,500 | 11 |
| Dallas | Mid | $72,000 – $134,000 | $110,000 | 5hint |
| Denver | Mid | $102,734 – $112,500 | $104,300 | 5hint |
| Irvine | Mid | $102,750 – $145,800 | $123,250 | 7hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $102,712 – $123,250 | $122,500 | 7hint |
| Minneapolis | Mid | $95,438 – $111,278 | $98,505 | 6hint |
| New York | Mid | $80,000 – $110,000 | $102,500 | 25 |
| New York | Senior | $119,784 – $164,000 | $143,120 | 10 |
| New York | Lead | $158,750 – $222,250 | $190,000 | 14 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$80,313 – CA$111,825 | CA$100,500 | 14 |
| Washington | Mid | $79,750 – $115,175 | $97,100 | 8hint |
| Washington | Senior | $110,550 – $146,300 | $145,000 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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3 pagesOpen learning & development roles · 18 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $60,750–$181,600scale $30,000–$260,000
Professional Learning Specialist (ELA) - New Jersey Curriculum Associates, LLC · Remote · US New $60,750–$99,750 2d ago Professional Learning Specialist - (Math K-8) Oakland, California Curriculum Associates, LLC · Remote · US New $60,750–$99,750 3d ago Professional Learning Specialist – Greater Los Angeles Area/California Curriculum Associates, LLC · Remote · US New $60,750–$99,750 3d ago Enterprise Skills-Based Talent Development Manager 2 Ngc · Remote · US New $121,000–$181,600 3d ago 
Director, Care Delivery Learning & Development Ro · Remote · US New $161,100–$202,000 3d ago Professional Learning Specialist (K-8 Math) New York, NY Curriculum Associates, LLC · Remote · US $60,750–$99,750 4d ago 
Sr. Manager, Commercial Learning & Development – Operations Teamapellis · Remote · US $147,000–$197,000 11d ago 
Training Manager, Spasticity & Movement Disorders AbbVie · Remote · US $109,500–$208,500 2w ago Instructional Designer (Remote) First Am · Remote · US $64,300–$85,700 4w ago Bilingual Instructional Designer Allstate · Remote · Canada CA$63,000–CA$80,000 7w ago 
Financial Systems Training Specialist CACI · Remote · US $75,200–$158,100 7w ago 
Leadership Development Program Manager FreedomCare · Remote · Worldwide $100,000–$125,000 8w ago Manager, Talent Development Marmon · Remote · US $86,666–$130,000 8w ago 
Learning and Development Program Specialist Human Interest · Remote · US $85,000–$100,000 8w ago 
Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance (Retrieval) Reddit · Remote · US $253,300–$354,600 2mo ago Oncore Training Specialist University of Chicago · Remote · US $70,000–$100,000 3mo ago Instructional Designer I Embryriddle · Remote · US $50,760 4mo ago 
Insurance Training Manager (Bilingual) Acturis · Remote · Canada CA$65,000–CA$85,000 8mo ago 
Housekeeping Supervisor Training Specialist | 8:6 Roster FIFO | Various Site Sodexo · Remote · Australia Pay not stated 4w ago 
Instructional Designer Generac · Remote · India Pay not stated 5w ago Generalist (AI Training Specialist) Weekday AI · Remote · India Pay not stated 6w ago Agentic AI / Machine Learning Consultant Vertical Relevance · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 7w ago Training / onboarding / L&D Evaluator Weekday AI · Remote · US Pay not stated 7w ago Instructional Designer maharishi-foundation · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 3mo ago Learning & Development Partner, Infusion Consumables/IV Solutions/Pharmacy Systems Otsuka ICU Med Careers · Remote · US $76,488–$117,750e 3mo ago Talent Development Associate Reliance Health · Remote · Nigeria Pay not stated 1y ago 
Workplace Training Coordinator National Safety Council · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated