Training and Development Specialist salary in Washington, DC

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ashburn, Arlington, Sterling, Reston, Washington D.c..

Also listed as: Training Specialist

Median salary$68,162
Middle 50%$66.9k–$76.2k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $70,325
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,520 and $135,890.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,794
25th$66,872
50th (median)$68,162
75th$76,196
90th$100,140

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $62,044 (26 filings) FY2021: median $62,400 (40 filings) FY2022: median $66,100 (43 filings) FY2023: median $66,151 (46 filings) FY2024: median $66,560 (30 filings) FY2025: median $68,162 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 46 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 46
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$62,044$61,357$73,90826
FY2021$62,400$62,088$88,20340
FY2022$66,100$66,061$82,30643
FY2023$66,151$62,100$76,88846
FY2024$66,560$66,102$79,75030
FY2025$68,162$66,872$76,19632
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Washington's median Training and Development Specialist salary of $68,162 is worth about $62,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Training and Development Specialists in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $82,400 in May 2025 (11,490 employed). The H-1B median here is $68,162, 17% 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
Amiti Consultingtoo few4
Open Avenues Foundationtoo few4
Smart Tech Consultancytoo few3
Cognowiztoo few2
Han Song Yangtoo few2
ICloud Technologiestoo 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 $68,162 22
Senior · Level III too few 4
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$68,162$68,16222

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.