A Trainer III's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Trainer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Trainer III's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Trainer I (0-2 years): $57,574
Trainer II (2-4 years): $70,472
Trainer III (4-7 years): $86,717
Trainer IV (7+ years): $111,455
Manager of Employee Training & Development (7+ years): $99,465
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Trainer I
0-2 years
$57,574
Trainer II
2-4 years
$70,472
Trainer III
4-7 years
$86,717
Trainer IV
7+ years
$111,455
Manager of Employee Training & Development
7+ years
$99,465
$57,574Trainer I...
$70,472Trainer I...
$86,717Trainer I...
$111,455Trainer I...
$99,465Manager o...
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How Do Trainer III Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Trainer IIIs.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $109,380
San Francisco: $108,180
Oakland: $105,900
San Jose, CA$109,380
San Francisco, CA$108,180
Oakland, CA$105,900
New York, NY$99,850
Paramus, NJ$98,640
Queens Village, NY$98,630
Passaic, NJ$98,550
Bergenfield, NJ$98,540
Stamford, CT$98,350
Huntington, NY$98,320
Newark, NJ$97,670
Bridgeport, CT$97,490
Vallejo, CA$97,320
New Brunswick, NJ$97,280
Petaluma, CA$97,230
Middlesex, NJ$97,070
Somerset, NJ$97,010
Santa Cruz, CA$96,890
Boston, MA$96,360
Monterey, CA$96,060
Seattle, WA$95,860
Santa Rosa, CA$95,840
Los Angeles, CA$95,820
Juneau, AK$95,590
Washington, DC$95,500
Orange, CA$95,190
Santa Ana, CA$94,960
Long Beach, CA$94,870
Anaheim, CA$94,860
Anchorage, AK$94,810
Santa Maria, CA$94,550
Everett, WA$94,540
Danbury, CT$94,230
Bremerton, WA$94,110
Tacoma, WA$93,800
New Suffolk, NY$93,800
Sacramento, CA$93,770
Santa Barbara, CA$93,680
Trenton, NJ$93,580
San Diego, CA$93,580
Brockton, MA$93,490
Fairbanks, AK$93,270
Lompoc, CA$93,050
Lowell, MA$92,980
Ventura, CA$92,970
Nashua, NH$92,950
Stockton, CA$92,940
Modesto, CA$92,310
Poughkeepsie, NY$92,120
Olympia, WA$91,950
Kennewick, WA$91,950
New Haven, CT$91,920
Lawrence, MA$91,600
Hartford, CT$91,520
Riverside, CA$91,500
New Bedford, MA$91,410
Richland, WA$91,410
Bakersfield, CA$91,290
San Bernardino, CA$91,260
New Britain, CT$91,250
Atlantic City, NJ$91,250
New London, CT$91,210
Norwich, CT$91,190
Portsmouth, NH$91,170
Boulder, CO$90,990
Portland, OR$90,870
Worcester, MA$90,860
Minneapolis, MN$90,590
Philadelphia, PA$90,470
Honolulu, HI$90,180
Saint Paul, MN$90,140
Vineland, NJ$90,120
Providence, RI$89,870
Chicago, IL$89,620
Bellingham, WA$89,510
Springfield, MA$89,440
Baltimore, MD$89,420
Chico, CA$89,200
Pittsfield, MA$88,970
Manchester, NH$88,800
Spokane, WA$88,420
Denver, CO$88,410
Albany, NY$88,010
Troy, NY$87,970
Nassau, NY$87,880
Schenectady, NY$87,790
Wilmington, DE$87,720
Burlington, VT$87,600
Salem, OR$87,560
Portland, ME$87,290
Yakima, WA$87,210
Rochester, MN$86,940
Reno, NV$86,900
Fresno, CA$86,900
Milwaukee, WI$86,820
Detroit, MI$86,730
Ann Arbor, MI$86,720
Allentown, PA$86,700
Colorado Springs, CO$86,560
Syracuse, NY$86,510
Carson City, NV$86,510
Houston, TX$86,390
Eugene, OR$86,350
Gary, IN$86,250
Springfield, OR$86,180
Bismarck, ND$86,160
Galveston, TX$86,100
Medford, OR$85,970
Fort Collins, CO$85,930
Concord, NH$85,890
Austin, TX$85,860
Mesa, AZ$85,680
Reading, PA$85,670
Phoenix, AZ$85,660
Dallas, TX$85,640
Saint Cloud, MN$85,550
Madison, WI$85,440
Utica, NY$85,200
Rochester, NY$85,070
Des Moines, IA$85,060
Raleigh, NC$85,050
Atlanta, GA$84,920
Battle Creek, MI$84,890
Salt Lake City, UT$84,870
Lancaster, PA$84,740
Harrisburg, PA$84,610
Kansas City, MO$84,530
Champaign, IL$84,510
Kansas City, KS$84,510
Fort Worth, TX$84,500
Columbus, OH$84,490
Boca Raton, FL$84,470
Pittsburgh, PA$84,430
Richmond, VA$84,400
Indianapolis, IN$84,380
Cleveland, OH$84,370
Las Vegas, NV$84,270
Cincinnati, OH$84,270
Petersburg, VA$84,140
Huntsville, AL$84,010
Lansing, MI$83,950
Lebanon, PA$83,940
Pueblo, CO$83,930
Appleton, WI$83,900
Buffalo, NY$83,870
Dayton, OH$83,840
Racine, WI$83,830
Charlotte, NC$83,820
Saint Louis, MO$83,790
York, PA$83,740
Elkhart, IN$83,740
Gastonia, NC$83,720
Billings, MT$83,700
Beaumont, TX$83,680
Lorain, OH$83,660
Benton Harbor, MI$83,640
Toledo, OH$83,630
Binghamton, NY$83,580
Rock Hill, SC$83,570
Rockford, IL$83,530
Springfield, IL$83,500
Elyria, OH$83,490
Fargo, ND$83,490
Flagstaff, AZ$83,430
Fort Lauderdale, FL$83,370
Duluth, MN$83,320
Miami, FL$83,320
Cheyenne, WY$83,260
Grand Forks, ND$83,260
Bangor, ME$83,070
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,980
Durham, NC$82,940
Louisville, KY$82,930
Grand Rapids, MI$82,920
Hialeah, FL$82,910
Casper, WY$82,790
Scranton, PA$82,680
Virginia Beach, VA$82,650
New Orleans, LA$82,650
Akron, OH$82,600
Peoria, IL$82,490
Sarasota, FL$82,470
Nashville, TN$82,410
Omaha, NE$82,410
Green Bay, WI$82,410
Baton Rouge, LA$82,370
Charleston, SC$82,350
Jamestown, NY$82,310
Davenport, IA$82,310
Tucson, AZ$82,260
Saint Petersburg, FL$82,210
Tampa, FL$82,200
Evansville, IN$82,140
Port Arthur, TX$82,140
Bradenton, FL$82,110
Santa Fe, NM$81,950
Orlando, FL$81,800
Clearwater, FL$81,770
Canton, OH$81,590
La Crosse, WI$81,590
Albuquerque, NM$81,540
Newport News, VA$81,530
High Point, NC$81,500
Ogden, UT$81,470
Corpus Christi, TX$81,400
Norfolk, VA$81,350
Laramie, WY$81,350
Rock Island, IL$81,290
Saginaw, MI$81,280
Jacksonville, FL$81,270
Salisbury, NC$81,250
Boise, ID$81,230
Moline, IL$81,190
Fort Myers, FL$81,160
Memphis, TN$81,150
Tulsa, OK$81,100
Waterloo, IA$81,050
Spartanburg, SC$80,960
Lincoln, NE$80,920
Fort Wayne, IN$80,900
Provo, UT$80,890
Cedar Falls, IA$80,790
San Antonio, TX$80,760
Greensboro, NC$80,720
South Bend, IN$80,710
Savannah, GA$80,620
Muskegon, MI$80,580
Birmingham, AL$80,570
Winston Salem, NC$80,530
Lake Charles, LA$80,320
Anderson, IN$80,300
Lexington, KY$80,280
Augusta, GA$80,250
Greenville, SC$80,250
Lima, OH$80,180
Wichita, KS$80,170
Tuscaloosa, AL$80,170
Columbia, SC$80,100
Springfield, OH$80,080
Asheville, NC$79,940
Bloomington, IN$79,880
Knoxville, TN$79,570
Shreveport, LA$79,560
Wilmington, NC$79,450
Roanoke, VA$79,450
Topeka, KS$79,290
Frankfort, KY$79,280
Oklahoma City, OK$79,220
Chillicothe, OH$79,190
Longview, TX$79,180
Melbourne, FL$79,170
Sioux Falls, SD$79,030
Mobile, AL$79,020
Terre Haute, IN$78,990
Altoona, PA$78,930
Amarillo, TX$78,870
Killeen, TX$78,850
Fayetteville, AR$78,780
Chattanooga, TN$78,750
Sioux City, IA$78,670
Idaho Falls, ID$78,660
Lynchburg, VA$78,590
Gainesville, FL$78,480
Portsmouth, OH$78,430
Little Rock, AR$78,410
Lafayette, LA$78,380
Youngstown, OH$78,380
Daytona Beach, FL$78,330
Clarksville, TN$78,320
Pensacola, FL$78,310
Temple, TX$78,300
Hopkinsville, KY$78,050
Erie, PA$78,030
Florence, SC$78,000
Charleston, WV$77,860
Great Falls, MT$77,820
Macon, GA$77,690
Tallahassee, FL$77,690
Fayetteville, NC$77,670
Waco, TX$77,650
Helena, MT$77,590
Pine Bluff, AR$77,560
Vincennes, IN$77,450
Lubbock, TX$77,420
Alamogordo, NM$77,370
Twin Falls, ID$77,290
Rapid City, SD$77,260
Jackson, MS$77,110
Greenville, MS$77,100
Huntington, WV$77,100
Parkersburg, WV$77,010
Montgomery, AL$76,990
Wichita Falls, TX$76,910
Springfield, MO$76,910
Biloxi, MS$76,860
Monroe, LA$76,780
Johnstown, PA$76,710
Sumter, SC$76,680
Columbus, GA$76,670
Pascagoula, MS$76,510
Abilene, TX$76,510
Kingsport, TN$76,280
Albany, GA$76,280
Gulfport, MS$76,260
Alexandria, LA$75,970
Fort Smith, AR$75,750
El Paso, TX$75,520
Las Cruces, NM$75,130
Harlingen, TX$74,910
Pocatello, ID$74,890
Florence, AL$74,780
Brownsville, TX$74,760
Mcallen, TX$74,580
Dothan, AL$74,460
Columbus, MS$73,950
Altus, OK$73,540
Lawton, OK$73,380
Pierre, SD$73,060
What Skills Can Increase a Trainer III's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Presentation (Mentioned in 9.13% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.96% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Store Management (Mentioned in 2.05% Job Postings): Store management is the activity of running and monitoring all operations in a store. Its main responsibilities include working with employees, creating work schedules, communicating with suppliers, and dealing with customer complaints.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Presentation
9.13%
Microsoft Office
2.96%
Store Management
2.05%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Trainer III's salary.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Consulting
$94,525
9%
Project Management
$92,790
7%
Analysis
$91,056
5%
Collaboration
$91,056
5%
Supply Chain
$91,056
5%
Commitment
$91,056
5%
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Trainer III Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Trainer III salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $97,078.
While startup companies pay approximate $82,126.
Trainer III Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$82,126
Growth Stage
51~500
$86,858
Established
501~5000
$93,746
Enterprise
5000+
$97,078
Trainer III Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Trainer III roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 52% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Trainer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Trainer III as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Trainer III
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$104,064
$50.0
20%
Financial Services
$104,064
$50.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$104,064
$50.0
20%
Internet
$102,330
$49.0
18%
Insurance
$99,728
$48.0
15%
How Education impacts a Trainer III's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Trainer IIIs enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Trainer III with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$90,049
and $95,094).
Trainer III Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Trainer III
No Diploma8.4%
High School8.4%
Associates7.2%
Bachelors41.8%
Masters42.0%
Doctorate0.7%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
8.4%
High School
8.4%
Associates
7.2%
Bachelors
41.8%
Masters
42.0%
Doctorate
0.7%
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Trainer III Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Trainer III's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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$78,090
Average$86,720/year
$96,090
$6,508
Average$7,227/month
$8,008
$1,502
Average$1,668/week
$1,848
$38
Average$42/hour
$46
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$96,090
$8,008
$1,848
$46
Average
$86,720
$7,227
$1,668
$42
25th Percentile
$78,090
$6,508
$1,502
$38
Trainer III Salary Growth & Career Path
Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings.
As a Trainer III, you have the following paths for advancement.
The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles.
By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.
Salaries for a Trainer III can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $84,306 in 2023
to around $84,197 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Trainer III salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Trainer III Over Time
2022
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2023
$84,306
2024
$84,758
2025
$84,197
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$84,306
2024
$84,758
2025
$84,197
2026
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401(k)
Disability
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Pension
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Common company salaries for Trainer III
Here are companies hiring for Trainer III and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Trainer III?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Trainer III roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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