Learning Specialist salary

Average learning specialist salary

$57,035

$27.42 hourly rate

Entry-level learning specialist salary
$37,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a learning specialist make?

The average learning specialist salary in the United States is $57,035. Learning specialist salaries typically range between $37,000 and $87,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for learning specialists is $27.42 per hour.

Learning specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Learning specialists earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.

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Learning Specialist Salaries By Experience Level

Learning Specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a learning specialist typically falls between $57,035 and $72,432.
zippia
$57,035yearly
glassdoor[1]
$71,524yearly
indeed[2]
$62,868yearly
comparably[3]
$72,432yearly
Salary.com[4]
$63,884yearly
payscale[5]
$65,666yearly
SalaryExpert[6]
$72,037yearly

Average learning specialist salary by state

The average learning specialist salary in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Illinois are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average learning specialist salary states are Missouri, West Virginia, and Alaska.

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Highest paying states for learning specialists

Rank
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State
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Hourly Rate
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1District of Columbia$84,646$40.70
2New Jersey$87,640$42.13
3Virginia$66,009$31.74
4Delaware$62,835$30.21
5Maryland$68,288$32.83
6Illinois$69,960$33.63
7Connecticut$74,229$35.69
8New York$66,844$32.14
9Washington$67,630$32.51
10Nebraska$55,338$26.60
11Michigan$62,927$30.25
12Texas$58,056$27.91
13Minnesota$59,606$28.66
14Massachusetts$65,058$31.28
15Rhode Island$63,213$30.39
16Pennsylvania$58,976$28.35
17Ohio$55,407$26.64
18New Hampshire$61,264$29.45
19Montana$52,831$25.40
20Kansas$54,802$26.35
21Kentucky$54,607$26.25
22California$64,324$30.93
23Mississippi$52,180$25.09
24Iowa$49,797$23.94
25Hawaii$55,907$26.88
26North Dakota$47,408$22.79
27Arizona$48,638$23.38
28New Mexico$49,288$23.70
29Wisconsin$53,347$25.65
30Wyoming$46,172$22.20
31Indiana$50,679$24.36
32North Carolina$49,676$23.88
33Florida$47,979$23.07
34Colorado$49,914$24.00
35Louisiana$51,081$24.56
36South Dakota$49,136$23.62
37Oregon$48,589$23.36
38Nevada$44,816$21.55
39Tennessee$47,958$23.06
40Georgia$47,891$23.02
41Maine$49,160$23.63
42Alaska$40,272$19.36
43Vermont$47,004$22.60
44Idaho$40,117$19.29
45Utah$43,515$20.92
46West Virginia$40,698$19.57
47Alabama$46,566$22.39
48South Carolina$47,079$22.63
49Oklahoma$36,240$17.42
50Missouri$42,727$20.54
51Arkansas$34,338$16.51

Highest paying cities for learning specialists

The highest-paying cities for learning specialists are Newark, NJ, Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL.

Rank
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City
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Newark, NJ$87,308$41.98
2Washington, DC$84,662$40.70
3Chicago, IL$70,705$33.99
4San Francisco, CA$68,506$32.94
5Seattle, WA$68,283$32.83
6New York, NY$67,393$32.40
7Charlottesville, VA$65,311$31.40
8Boston, MA$64,787$31.15
9Philadelphia, PA$59,538$28.62
10Houston, TX$58,933$28.33
11Columbus, OH$55,595$26.73
12Overland Park, KS$55,204$26.54
13Lincoln, NE$55,122$26.50
14Helena, MT$52,847$25.41
15Madison, WI$52,713$25.34
16Jacksonville, NC$51,409$24.72
17Iowa City, IA$50,754$24.40
18Indianapolis, IN$50,585$24.32
19Colorado Springs, CO$50,133$24.10
20Salem, OR$48,649$23.39

Learning Specialist salary details

A learning specialist's salary ranges from $37,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $87,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Learning Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a learning specialist's salary?

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Hourly Rate
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90th Percentile$87,000$7,250$42
75th Percentile$71,000$5,917$34
Average$57,035$4,753$27
25th Percentile$45,000$3,750$22
10th Percentile$37,000$3,083$18

Highest paying learning specialist jobs

The highest paying types of learning specialists are senior technician specialist, senior training specialist, and training specialist.

Job Title
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Annual Salary
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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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Job Openings
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Trainer Lead$72,175$6,015$34.7043,216
Staff Development Coordinator$63,198$5,266$30.38155,578
Epic Credentialed Trainer$75,929$6,327$36.5041,467
Corporate Trainer$58,803$4,900$28.2752,090
Facilitator$44,851$3,738$21.5630,474
Training Consultant$56,760$4,730$27.2952,054

Top companies hiring learning specialists now:

  1. Microsoft Jobs (24)
  2. American Express Jobs (28)
  3. The Aerospace Corporation Jobs (9)
  4. Merck Jobs (17)
  5. Prudential Bank Jobs (10)

Which companies pay learning specialists the most?

Learning specialist salaries at Meta and Apple are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average learning specialist salary at companies like ServiceNow and McKinsey & Company Inc are highly competitive.

Rank
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Company
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Meta$143,097$68.80
2Apple$120,908$58.13
3ServiceNow$107,443$51.66
4McKinsey & Company Inc$104,935$50.45
5Booz Allen Hamilton$102,873$49.46
6General Motors$102,430$49.25
7Zebra Technologies$102,326$49.20
8Pinterest$100,807$48.46
9Regeneron$99,071$47.63
10The Aerospace Corporation$97,220$46.74
11Ford Motor$96,636$46.46
12Baker Hughes$95,903$46.11
13Aetna$95,809$46.06
14Dassault Systèmes$95,067$45.71
15Bristol Community College$94,928$45.64
16ManTech$94,063$45.22
17Coursera$93,855$45.12
18Syngenta$93,760$45.08
19Novavax$93,104$44.76
20UBS$92,700$44.57

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$58,000$57,000$56,000$55,000$54,000$53,000
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Learning Specialist salary by industry

The average learning specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average learning specialist salary in the insurance industry is $77,410, the highest of any industry.
  • The average learning specialist salary in the finance industry is $75,662.
  • Learning specialists in the retail industry earn an average salary of $44,675, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for learning specialists

Rank
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Industry
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Insurance$77,410$37.22
2Technology$75,662$36.38
3Finance$73,668$35.42
4Health Care$71,985$34.61
5Education$52,408$25.20
6Retail$44,675$21.48

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Learning Specialist salary trends

The average learning specialist salary has risen by $6,868 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average learning specialist earned $50,167 annually, but today, they earn $57,035 a year. That works out to a 6% change in pay for learning specialists over the last decade.

Compare learning specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average learning specialist salary over time

Compare learning specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Learning Specialist salary by year

Year
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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% Change
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2025$57,000$27.42+2.4%
2024$55,700$26.77+0.6%
2023$55,400$26.62+0.8%
2022$54,900$26.40+2.2%
2021$53,700$25.81+1.4%

Recently added learning specialist salaries

Company
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Job
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Location
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Date Added
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Salary
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PrudentialLearning SpecialistNewark, NJ12/18/2024$83,400
Kipp Inc.Immediate Learning Specialist (ESE)Jacksonville, FL12/16/2024$15,000
KippjaxImmediate Learning Specialist (ESE)Jacksonville, FL12/16/2024$15,000
First SolarTalent Management and Learning Specialist IPerrysburg, OH12/15/2024$47,000
Jacksonville State UniversityLearning SpecialistJacksonville, AL12/15/2024$55,290
OcsMs/Hs Learning SpecialistNew York, NY12/15/2024$62,505
MassanfLearning Specialist-Essex County Sheriff's DepartmentMiddleton, MA12/15/2024$33,101
SuccessacademiesSocial Emotional Learning SpecialistNew York, NY12/15/2024$65,000
Universal OrlandoSpecialist, USH LearningLos Angeles, CA12/14/2024$68,640
Oscar HealthSenior Learning SpecialistTempe, AZ12/14/2024$72,800

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