Training and Development Specialist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irving, Carrollton, Denton, Addison, Allen.

Also listed as: Training Specialist

Median salary$60,733
Middle 50%$60.2k–$76.4k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $70,325
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,535 and $119,559.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,616
25th$60,195
50th (median)$60,733
75th$76,378
90th$93,059

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $61,200 (18 filings) FY2021: median $72,500 (10 filings) FY2022: median $72,259 (28 filings) FY2023: median $54,080 (15 filings) FY2024: median $61,410 (14 filings) FY2025: median $60,195 (18 filings) FY2026: median $75,275 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 28
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$61,200$55,411$75,00018
FY2021$72,500$64,375$83,21010
FY2022$72,259$62,400$75,60028
FY2023$54,080$52,146$71,65415
FY2024$61,410$51,750$79,00014
FY2025$60,195$60,049$66,59618
FY2026$75,275$62,502$81,37512

Cost of living

Dallas's median Training and Development Specialist salary of $60,733 is worth about $58,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Training and Development Specialists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $71,010 in May 2025 (12,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,733, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Open Avenues Foundationtoo few3
Amiti Consultingtoo few2
Neutronittoo few2
Slesha IT Solutionstoo few2
Slesha Software Solutionstoo few2
Vak IT Systemstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $60,466 15
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$60,195$60,46615

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.