Software Trainer Salary

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The average software trainer salary in the United States is $79,980 per year, or $38.45 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $3,465 and goes up to $10,578 per month, or about $126,944 per year.

Hourly RateWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$38.45 $1,538 $6,665 $79,980

The top-paying states for software trainers are California at $103,543, Delaware at $90,293, and Maryland at $90,142 per year. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $42,488 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$20.07$27.37$36.01$46.16$57.75
Weekly$803$1,095$1,441$1,846$2,310
Monthly$3,479$4,745$6,242$8,001$10,011
Annual$41,747$56,935$74,908$96,008$120,127

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$40,755$73,433$125,315
2023$41,570 $74,534 $126,944
2024$42,401$75,652$128,594
2025$43,249$76,787$130,266
2026$44,114$77,939$131,959
2027$44,997$79,108$133,675
2028$45,897$80,294$135,413
2029$46,815$81,499$137,173

Salary by State

StateHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$32.55$1,302$5,642$67,703
Alaska$32.92$1,317$5,706$68,477
Arizona$31.97$1,279$5,542$66,499
California$49.78$1,991$8,629$103,543
Colorado$39.31$1,572$6,813$81,757
Connecticut$31.52$1,261$5,463$65,559
Delaware$43.41$1,736$7,524$90,293
District of Columbia$41.22$1,649$7,145$85,743
Florida$32.44$1,298$5,623$67,477
Georgia$36.00$1,440$6,240$74,884
Idaho$26.61$1,065$4,613$55,355
Illinois$34.22$1,369$5,932$71,184
Indiana$30.13$1,205$5,222$62,664
Iowa$33.58$1,343$5,821$69,853
Kansas$30.40$1,216$5,270$63,236
Kentucky$28.21$1,128$4,890$58,679
Louisiana$26.36$1,054$4,568$54,821
Maine$31.26$1,250$5,418$65,018
Maryland$43.34$1,734$7,512$90,142
Massachusetts$40.81$1,632$7,073$84,878
Michigan$30.26$1,211$5,246$62,950
Minnesota$35.21$1,409$6,104$73,245
Mississippi$30.37$1,215$5,263$63,160
Missouri$27.69$1,108$4,800$57,596
Montana$25.56$1,023$4,431$53,174
Nebraska$29.36$1,175$5,090$61,077
Nevada$24.18$967$4,191$50,286
New Hampshire$36.67$1,467$6,357$76,283
New Jersey$40.77$1,631$7,066$84,796
New Mexico$31.98$1,279$5,543$66,522
New York$42.71$1,708$7,403$88,841
North Carolina$35.09$1,404$6,082$72,989
North Dakota$26.35$1,054$4,567$54,798
Ohio$32.16$1,286$5,574$66,883
Oklahoma$23.29$931$4,036$48,436
Oregon$31.60$1,264$5,477$65,725
Pennsylvania$31.29$1,252$5,424$65,086
Puerto Rico$20.43$817$3,541$42,488
Rhode Island$36.07$1,443$6,252$75,020
South Carolina$31.70$1,268$5,494$65,928
South Dakota$22.28$891$3,862$46,346
Tennessee$29.83$1,193$5,171$62,055
Texas$34.54$1,382$5,987$71,839
Utah$28.74$1,150$4,982$59,784
Vermont$25.50$1,020$4,421$53,046
Virginia$39.13$1,565$6,783$81,396
Washington$40.27$1,611$6,980$83,758
West Virginia$30.94$1,237$5,362$64,349
Wisconsin$30.38$1,215$5,265$63,183

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$32.38$1,295$5,613$67,357
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$34.18$1,367$5,924$71,087
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$33.76$1,350$5,852$70,222
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$30.14$1,206$5,225$62,694
Amarillo, TX(0011100)$21.45$858$3,717$44,609
Ames, IA(0011180)$34.09$1,363$5,908$70,899
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$31.95$1,278$5,537$66,447
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$32.15$1,286$5,572$66,868
Appleton, WI(0011540)$31.53$1,261$5,466$65,589
Asheville, NC(0011700)$29.02$1,161$5,031$60,371
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$36.77$1,471$6,374$76,486
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ(0012100)$35.75$1,430$6,196$74,358
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$31.91$1,277$5,532$66,379
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$34.66$1,386$6,007$72,087
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$36.34$1,454$6,299$75,584
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600004)$27.99$1,120$4,852$58,220
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$45.11$1,805$7,820$93,835
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$30.32$1,213$5,256$63,070
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$30.62$1,225$5,308$63,694
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$30.69$1,228$5,320$63,837
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800003)$29.23$1,169$5,067$60,807
Billings, MT(0013740)$23.53$941$4,078$48,933
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$29.60$1,184$5,131$61,566
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$31.20$1,248$5,408$64,898
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA(0013980)$28.56$1,142$4,951$59,408
Boise City, ID(0014260)$27.60$1,104$4,784$57,408
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$41.07$1,643$7,120$85,435
Boulder, CO(0014500)$38.66$1,546$6,701$80,411
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$33.79$1,352$5,857$70,282
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$32.60$1,304$5,651$67,815
Burlington, NC(0015500)$32.53$1,301$5,638$67,657
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$25.58$1,023$4,434$53,204
California-Lexington Park, MD(0015680)$48.37$1,935$8,384$100,603
Canton-Massillon, OH(0015940)$32.16$1,286$5,574$66,883
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$30.22$1,209$5,238$62,860
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$33.20$1,328$5,755$69,064
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$24.09$963$4,175$50,098
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300002)$34.27$1,371$5,940$71,275
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area(4100007)$31.28$1,251$5,423$65,071
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$28.75$1,150$4,983$59,792
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$33.74$1,350$5,848$70,177
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$34.29$1,372$5,943$71,320
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$34.46$1,378$5,973$71,681
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$31.57$1,263$5,471$65,657
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$35.80$1,432$6,205$74,456
Chico, CA(0017020)$31.92$1,277$5,532$66,387
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$31.03$1,241$5,379$64,544
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$31.07$1,243$5,385$64,619
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$28.13$1,125$4,876$58,513
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$38.38$1,535$6,653$79,840
Columbia, MO(0017860)$23.88$955$4,140$49,677
Columbia, SC(0017900)$23.62$945$4,095$49,136
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$32.39$1,295$5,614$67,364
Columbus, OH(0018140)$33.70$1,348$5,841$70,086
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$37.29$1,492$6,463$77,561
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$35.22$1,409$6,104$73,252
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$30.73$1,229$5,326$63,912
Dayton, OH(0019380)$30.21$1,208$5,236$62,830
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$30.51$1,220$5,288$63,461
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$39.73$1,589$6,886$82,630
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$34.49$1,380$5,979$71,748
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$31.58$1,263$5,473$65,680
Dover-Durham, NH-ME(0073050)$33.38$1,335$5,787$69,440
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$38.97$1,559$6,755$81,066
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700003)$26.63$1,065$4,617$55,400
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600002)$20.28$811$3,516$42,187
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$31.46$1,258$5,453$65,432
El Paso, TX(0021340)$30.70$1,228$5,321$63,852
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY(0021060)$25.67$1,027$4,449$53,392
Elkhart-Goshen, IN(0021140)$26.60$1,064$4,610$55,325
Erie, PA(0021500)$24.44$977$4,236$50,828
Eugene, OR(0021660)$21.71$869$3,764$45,165
Evansville, IN-KY(0021780)$25.11$1,004$4,352$52,226
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$26.69$1,068$4,627$55,520
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$30.71$1,228$5,322$63,867
Flint, MI(0022420)$26.27$1,051$4,554$54,648
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$37.56$1,503$6,511$78,133
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$28.58$1,143$4,954$59,446
Fresno, CA(0023420)$35.33$1,413$6,124$73,485
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$28.83$1,153$4,996$59,957
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$27.07$1,083$4,692$56,302
Greeley, CO(0024540)$35.98$1,439$6,236$74,832
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$28.19$1,128$4,886$58,633
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$34.14$1,366$5,918$71,019
Greenville, NC(0024780)$24.84$994$4,306$51,670
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS(0025060)$34.81$1,392$6,033$72,395
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$32.18$1,287$5,578$66,936
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$30.28$1,211$5,249$62,988
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$31.53$1,261$5,465$65,582
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC(0025860)$24.26$970$4,205$50,459
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$29.46$1,178$5,106$61,273
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$35.44$1,418$6,143$73,711
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$37.18$1,487$6,445$77,336
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$32.21$1,288$5,582$66,988
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$30.42$1,217$5,273$63,281
Ithaca, NY(0027060)$31.96$1,279$5,540$66,484
Jackson, MS(0027140)$31.33$1,253$5,430$65,161
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$32.87$1,315$5,698$68,379
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI(0028020)$26.37$1,055$4,571$54,851
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$30.01$1,200$5,202$62,424
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$26.26$1,050$4,552$54,625
Kennewick-Richland, WA(0028420)$39.77$1,591$6,894$82,728
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$34.09$1,364$5,909$70,914
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$28.30$1,132$4,905$58,859
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN(0029100)$29.24$1,170$5,068$60,814
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$26.02$1,041$4,510$54,121
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$24.85$994$4,307$51,685
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$30.08$1,203$5,214$62,574
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$31.23$1,249$5,413$64,950
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$21.88$875$3,793$45,511
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$27.61$1,104$4,786$57,430
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$27.25$1,090$4,723$56,671
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$27.36$1,094$4,742$56,904
Logan, UT-ID(0030860)$17.91$716$3,105$37,254
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$40.83$1,633$7,077$84,923
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$29.73$1,189$5,154$61,844
Lubbock, TX(0031180)$27.42$1,097$4,753$57,039
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$35.25$1,410$6,110$73,320
Madison, WI(0031540)$29.69$1,188$5,147$61,762
Manchester, NH(0074950)$35.46$1,418$6,146$73,749
Maryland nonmetropolitan area(2400006)$37.31$1,493$6,468$77,614
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$28.40$1,136$4,922$59,062
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$30.05$1,202$5,209$62,514
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$32.32$1,293$5,602$67,221
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$33.04$1,321$5,726$68,718
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$36.11$1,444$6,259$75,102
Missoula, MT(0033540)$21.58$863$3,741$44,887
Mobile, AL(0033660)$31.41$1,256$5,444$65,326
Modesto, CA(0033700)$33.32$1,333$5,775$69,297
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$29.04$1,162$5,033$60,401
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700004)$17.40$696$3,016$36,186
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL(0034940)$35.83$1,433$6,211$74,531
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$30.18$1,207$5,231$62,777
New Haven, CT(0075700)$29.75$1,190$5,156$61,875
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$43.93$1,757$7,614$91,368
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$31.07$1,243$5,385$64,619
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$32.47$1,299$5,628$67,537
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$30.54$1,221$5,293$63,514
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$25.09$1,004$4,349$52,189
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000001)$14.78$591$2,562$30,749
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100003)$31.19$1,248$5,406$64,875
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$29.23$1,169$5,067$60,807
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800001)$30.47$1,219$5,282$63,386
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800003)$42.90$1,716$7,437$89,240
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900002)$33.66$1,347$5,835$70,019
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700001)$28.46$1,139$4,934$59,205
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$36.29$1,452$6,290$75,478
Ocala, FL(0036100)$31.63$1,265$5,483$65,792
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$28.36$1,135$4,916$58,994
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$23.60$944$4,092$49,098
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$33.57$1,343$5,819$69,823
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$30.62$1,225$5,307$63,687
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$31.93$1,277$5,534$66,409
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI(0036780)$29.37$1,175$5,091$61,092
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$37.99$1,520$6,585$79,020
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$34.34$1,374$5,952$71,425
Panama City, FL(0037460)$32.05$1,282$5,555$66,657
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$29.10$1,164$5,044$60,528
Peoria, IL(0037900)$30.67$1,227$5,317$63,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$35.42$1,417$6,139$73,666
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$32.36$1,294$5,609$67,312
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700003)$28.92$1,157$5,013$60,152
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$31.36$1,255$5,436$65,236
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$32.31$1,293$5,601$67,214
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$32.16$1,286$5,574$66,883
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$32.98$1,319$5,717$68,605
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$31.37$1,255$5,438$65,251
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$36.35$1,454$6,301$75,614
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$28.41$1,137$4,925$59,100
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$40.11$1,604$6,952$83,419
Reading, PA(0039740)$26.43$1,057$4,582$54,979
Reno, NV(0039900)$30.55$1,222$5,296$63,552
Richmond, VA(0040060)$36.28$1,451$6,289$75,463
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$37.76$1,510$6,545$78,539
Rochester, NY(0040380)$33.21$1,329$5,757$69,086
Rockford, IL(0040420)$32.72$1,309$5,671$68,056
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$38.19$1,528$6,620$79,441
Salem, OR(0041420)$26.45$1,058$4,585$55,016
Salinas, CA(0041500)$37.43$1,497$6,488$77,855
Salisbury, MD-DE(0041540)$34.83$1,393$6,037$72,440
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$30.75$1,230$5,329$63,950
San Angelo, TX(0041660)$23.29$931$4,036$48,436
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$34.35$1,374$5,954$71,448
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$39.93$1,597$6,922$83,058
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$50.84$2,034$8,813$105,754
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$66.58$2,663$11,540$138,481
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$20.33$813$3,524$42,292
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$35.04$1,401$6,073$72,876
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA(0042100)$43.67$1,747$7,570$90,834
Santa Fe, NM(0042140)$29.12$1,165$5,048$60,574
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$43.64$1,746$7,564$90,766
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$40.93$1,637$7,094$85,126
Savannah, GA(0042340)$37.08$1,483$6,426$77,118
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$29.70$1,188$5,149$61,784
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$41.35$1,654$7,167$86,006
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$23.03$921$3,991$47,895
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$25.52$1,021$4,424$53,091
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100002)$22.11$884$3,833$45,992
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500003)$27.96$1,118$4,847$58,160
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area(0100004)$29.48$1,179$5,109$61,311
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$32.40$1,296$5,616$67,387
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800003)$27.43$1,097$4,755$57,062
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900004)$27.94$1,118$4,844$58,122
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100002)$33.42$1,337$5,793$69,515
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$31.12$1,245$5,394$64,725
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$28.06$1,123$4,864$58,370
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$36.82$1,473$6,383$76,591
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100001)$34.00$1,360$5,894$70,726
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$28.83$1,153$4,996$59,957
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$27.05$1,082$4,689$56,265
Springfield, IL(0044100)$30.07$1,203$5,213$62,551
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$33.46$1,338$5,799$69,590
Springfield, MO(0044180)$23.78$951$4,122$49,467
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$28.69$1,148$4,973$59,671
St. George, UT(0041100)$25.75$1,030$4,463$53,557
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$28.88$1,155$5,006$60,070
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$39.25$1,570$6,804$81,645
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$33.02$1,321$5,723$68,680
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$29.12$1,165$5,047$60,566
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$33.86$1,354$5,869$70,425
Toledo, OH(0045780)$30.89$1,235$5,354$64,243
Topeka, KS(0045820)$27.95$1,118$4,845$58,145
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$39.82$1,593$6,901$82,818
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$31.54$1,262$5,467$65,604
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$28.08$1,123$4,868$58,415
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$32.39$1,296$5,615$67,379
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA(0046700)$36.61$1,464$6,346$76,148
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$34.83$1,393$6,038$72,455
Waco, TX(0047380)$30.02$1,201$5,203$62,439
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$41.49$1,660$7,192$86,307
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA(0047940)$36.39$1,456$6,308$75,696
Wausau, WI(0048140)$29.11$1,165$5,047$60,559
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700002)$27.85$1,114$4,827$57,927
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$35.63$1,425$6,176$74,117
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100001)$21.96$879$3,807$45,684
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$31.59$1,264$5,475$65,702
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600003)$18.06$722$3,130$37,555
Wichita, KS(0048620)$28.76$1,151$4,986$59,829
Wilmington, NC(0048900)$27.89$1,116$4,834$58,009
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$31.40$1,256$5,442$65,304
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$39.77$1,591$6,893$82,720
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$27.22$1,089$4,718$56,618
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$28.32$1,133$4,908$58,897
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