Expert Training and Development Specialist salary in New York, NY

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Long Island City, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Metuchen, Piscataway.

Also listed as: Training Specialist

Median salary$117,500
Middle 50%$104.6k–$140k
vs. all levels here+45%comparison median $81,000
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,378 and $186,680.
PercentileSalary
10th$102,472
25th$104,579
50th (median)$117,500
75th$140,000
90th$172,400

Cost of living

New York's median expert Training and Development Specialist salary of $117,500 is worth about $104,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Training and Development Specialists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $79,840 in May 2025 (22,190 employed). The H-1B median here is $117,500, 47% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Innovamat Educationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $59,602 26
Mid-level · Level II $67,000 50
Senior · Level III $83,767 18
Expert · Level IV $117,500 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$48,776$59,60226
Mid-level · Level II$64,709$67,00050
Senior · Level III$83,533$83,76718
Expert · Level IV$102,378$117,50012

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.