Training and Development Specialist salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Southfield, Troy, Novi, Dearborn, Shelby Township.

Also listed as: Training Specialist

Median salary$60,000
Middle 50%$56.2k–$93.6k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $70,325
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,430 and $113,470.
PercentileSalary
10th$43,430
25th$56,233
50th (median)$60,000
75th$93,615
90th$111,400

Cost of living

Detroit's median Training and Development Specialist salary of $60,000 is worth about $59,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Detroit = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Training and Development Specialists in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $67,530 in May 2025 (4,650 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,000, 11% 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
Rapid Global Business Solutionstoo few2
The MathWorkstoo 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 too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.