What are the main factors that influence a Train Master's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Train Master's salary?

A Train Master's salary grows with experience: a Training Specialist I (0-2 years)earns $57,842, a Training Specialist II (2-4 years)earns $70,819, a Train Master (4-7 years)earns $87,132, a Training Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $111,930, a Training Manager (7+ years)earns $99,954,

What are the highest paying states for a Train Master?

Train Master salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Train Master roles are District of Columbia $95,018, California $94,658, Massachusetts $93,396. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Train Master roles make?

Salaries for Train Master level roles vary by specialization: Train Manager: $101,405; Train Captain: $94,542; Train Engineer: $87,167; Train Driver: $70,460; Train Inspector: $60,880.

How do different companies affect a Train Master's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Train Master roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Train Master Salary in the United States

How much does a Train Master make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Train Master in the United States is $85,819 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Train Master's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,036
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,388 to $94,308
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,622

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Train Master Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,308	$7,859	$1,814	$45
Average	$85,819	$7,152	$1,650	$41
25th Percentile	$78,388	$6,532	$1,507	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Train Master Salaries

A Train Master'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 Train Master Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Train Master'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $57,842
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,819
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,132
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,930
Expert (over 8 years): $99,954

Levels	Salary
Training ... Level Train Master	$57,842
Training ... Level Train Master	$70,819
Train Mas... Level Train Master	$87,132
Training ... Level Train Master	$111,930
Training ... Level Train Master	$99,954

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How Do Train Master 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 Train Masters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,018.
California: $94,658.
Massachusetts: $93,396.

District of Columbia $95,018 California $94,658 Massachusetts $93,396 Washington $93,053 New Jersey $93,019 Alaska $92,899 Connecticut $91,714 New York $91,234

Hawaii $89,698 Rhode Island $88,977 Maryland $88,488 Minnesota $87,818 Colorado $87,561 Illinois $87,475 Oregon $87,149 Delaware $86,909

New Hampshire $86,758 Virginia $86,419 Pennsylvania $85,432 Nevada $84,935 North Dakota $84,772 Michigan $84,514 Wisconsin $84,420 Vermont $84,231

Texas $83,708 Maine $83,673 Arizona $83,622 Ohio $83,562 Georgia $82,772 Indiana $82,377 Wyoming $82,300 Utah $82,180

Iowa $82,128 Kansas $81,717 Louisiana $81,596 North Carolina $81,553 Missouri $81,536 Florida $81,202 Montana $81,021 Nebraska $80,850

Kentucky $80,755 South Carolina $80,412 Tennessee $80,198 Idaho $80,112 New Mexico $79,485 Oklahoma $79,348 Alabama $78,842 South Dakota $77,992

Arkansas $77,529 West Virginia $77,280 Mississippi $76,533

Top Paying Cities for Train Masters

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: $108,243
San Francisco: $107,179
Oakland: $104,802

San Jose, CA $108,243

San Francisco, CA $107,179

Oakland, CA $104,802

New York, NY $99,455

Queens Village, NY $98,812

Paramus, NJ $98,125

Passaic, NJ $98,039

Bergenfield, NJ $97,953

Stamford, CT $97,825

Huntington, NY $97,739

Newark, NJ $97,181

Bridgeport, CT $97,009

New Brunswick, NJ $96,726

Vallejo, CA $96,546

Middlesex, NJ $96,494

Somerset, NJ $96,417

Petaluma, CA $96,220

Santa Cruz, CA $95,885

Boston, MA $95,714

Monterey, CA $95,284

Fairbanks, AK $95,224

Los Angeles, CA $95,061

Washington, DC $95,018

Seattle, WA $94,864

Santa Rosa, CA $94,847

Juneau, AK $94,598

Orange, CA $94,315

Anchorage, AK $94,160

Anaheim, CA $94,100

Santa Ana, CA $93,971

Nassau, NY $93,920

Long Beach, CA $93,886

Danbury, CT $93,860

Santa Maria, CA $93,568

Everett, WA $93,551

Bremerton, WA $93,130

Trenton, NJ $92,967

Sacramento, CA $92,933

San Diego, CA $92,890

Brockton, MA $92,856

Tacoma, WA $92,821

Santa Barbara, CA $92,701

Lowell, MA $92,358

New Suffolk, NY $92,324

Nashua, NH $92,221

Lompoc, CA $92,083

Ventura, CA $91,998

Stockton, CA $91,972

New Haven, CT $91,800

Atlantic City, NJ $91,577

Hartford, CT $91,388

Modesto, CA $91,345

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,157

New Britain, CT $91,114

Kennewick, WA $90,994

Olympia, WA $90,994

New London, CT $90,976

Norwich, CT $90,951

Lawrence, MA $90,908

Bakersfield, CA $90,667

New Bedford, MA $90,547

Riverside, CA $90,547

Richland, WA $90,461

Portsmouth, NH $90,393

Vineland, NJ $90,376

San Bernardino, CA $90,307

Boulder, CO $90,067

Worcester, MA $89,998

Portland, OR $89,921

Saint Paul, MN $89,818

Minneapolis, MN $89,818

Philadelphia, PA $89,698

Honolulu, HI $89,243

Springfield, MA $88,942

Providence, RI $88,934

Chicago, IL $88,685

Bellingham, WA $88,582

Baltimore, MD $88,488

Chico, CA $88,273

Wilmington, DE $88,127

Pittsfield, MA $88,041

Manchester, NH $87,878

Spokane, WA $87,501

Denver, CO $87,492

Albany, NY $87,089

Troy, NY $87,054

Schenectady, NY $86,874

Burlington, VT $86,685

Portland, ME $86,385

Salem, OR $86,316

Yakima, WA $86,299

Ann Arbor, MI $86,273

Rochester, MN $86,033

Reno, NV $85,990

Fresno, CA $85,990

Milwaukee, WI $85,913

Detroit, MI $85,827

Allentown, PA $85,801

Carson City, NV $85,793

Houston, TX $85,664

Colorado Springs, CO $85,656

Syracuse, NY $85,613

Eugene, OR $85,450

Gary, IN $85,347

Bismarck, ND $85,347

Galveston, TX $85,347

Springfield, OR $85,278

Medford, OR $85,072

Fort Collins, CO $85,038

Austin, TX $84,969

Mesa, AZ $84,789

Phoenix, AZ $84,772

Dallas, TX $84,746

Reading, PA $84,694

Saint Cloud, MN $84,660

Concord, NH $84,583

Madison, WI $84,549

Utica, NY $84,317

Raleigh, NC $84,248

Las Vegas, NV $84,240

Rochester, NY $84,180

Des Moines, IA $84,171

Atlanta, GA $84,034

Battle Creek, MI $84,008

Salt Lake City, UT $83,982

Lancaster, PA $83,853

Champaign, IL $83,836

Harrisburg, PA $83,733

Durham, NC $83,656

Kansas City, MO $83,647

Kansas City, KS $83,630

Fort Worth, TX $83,622

Boca Raton, FL $83,587

Cleveland, OH $83,579

Columbus, OH $83,562

Pittsburgh, PA $83,553

Richmond, VA $83,519

Indianapolis, IN $83,502

Cincinnati, OH $83,390

Petersburg, VA $83,261

Lansing, MI $83,072

Billings, MT $83,072

Huntsville, AL $83,072

Lebanon, PA $83,064

Pueblo, CO $83,055

Dayton, OH $83,055

Appleton, WI $83,030

Buffalo, NY $82,995

Racine, WI $82,952

Charlotte, NC $82,944

Saint Louis, MO $82,918

Springfield, IL $82,884

York, PA $82,866

Elkhart, IN $82,866

Gastonia, NC $82,858

Benton Harbor, MI $82,858

Beaumont, TX $82,806

Lorain, OH $82,789

Toledo, OH $82,755

Binghamton, NY $82,712

Rock Hill, SC $82,703

Rockford, IL $82,661

Elyria, OH $82,618

Fargo, ND $82,618

Flagstaff, AZ $82,558

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,506

Miami, FL $82,455

Duluth, MN $82,317

Bangor, ME $82,206

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,111

Louisville, KY $82,068

Grand Rapids, MI $82,051

Hialeah, FL $82,043

Casper, WY $81,922

Scranton, PA $81,820

New Orleans, LA $81,794

Virginia Beach, VA $81,785

Akron, OH $81,742

Peoria, IL $81,631

Sarasota, FL $81,614

Green Bay, WI $81,553

Baton Rouge, LA $81,511

Charleston, SC $81,493

Nashville, TN $81,468

Jamestown, NY $81,450

Davenport, IA $81,450

Tucson, AZ $81,408

Cheyenne, WY $81,382

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,356

Tampa, FL $81,339

Omaha, NE $81,322

Evansville, IN $81,287

Port Arthur, TX $81,287

Bradenton, FL $81,253

Santa Fe, NM $81,099

Orlando, FL $81,013

Clearwater, FL $80,918

La Crosse, WI $80,738

Canton, OH $80,738

Grand Forks, ND $80,712

Tulsa, OK $80,687

Albuquerque, NM $80,687

Newport News, VA $80,678

High Point, NC $80,652

Ogden, UT $80,618

Corpus Christi, TX $80,549

Laramie, WY $80,498

Norfolk, VA $80,498

Rock Island, IL $80,446

Saginaw, MI $80,429

Jacksonville, FL $80,421

Salisbury, NC $80,403

Memphis, TN $80,386

Moline, IL $80,343

Fort Myers, FL $80,318

Waterloo, IA $80,206

Spartanburg, SC $80,120

Lincoln, NE $80,077

Fort Wayne, IN $80,060

Birmingham, AL $79,966

Cedar Falls, IA $79,949

Provo, UT $79,940

Springfield, OH $79,931

San Antonio, TX $79,914

Greensboro, NC $79,880

South Bend, IN $79,871

Winston Salem, NC $79,863

Boise, ID $79,837

Savannah, GA $79,777

Muskegon, MI $79,623

Lima, OH $79,520

Lake Charles, LA $79,485

Anderson, IN $79,468

Lexington, KY $79,442

Augusta, GA $79,417

Greenville, SC $79,417

Wichita, KS $79,339

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,339

Columbia, SC $79,262

Bloomington, IN $79,048

Roanoke, VA $78,996

Asheville, NC $78,885

Knoxville, TN $78,739

Shreveport, LA $78,730

Wilmington, NC $78,618

Frankfort, KY $78,455

Oklahoma City, OK $78,395

Chillicothe, OH $78,361

Longview, TX $78,352

Topeka, KS $78,327

Mobile, AL $78,198

Terre Haute, IN $78,164

Erie, PA $78,155

Altoona, PA $78,112

Melbourne, FL $78,086

Amarillo, TX $78,052

Killeen, TX $78,026

Fayetteville, AR $77,958

Sioux Falls, SD $77,898

Chattanooga, TN $77,846

Idaho Falls, ID $77,838

Gainesville, FL $77,657

Portsmouth, OH $77,614

Little Rock, AR $77,597

Lynchburg, VA $77,597

Youngstown, OH $77,563

Lafayette, LA $77,563

Temple, TX $77,529

Daytona Beach, FL $77,511

Clarksville, TN $77,503

Pensacola, FL $77,494

Hopkinsville, KY $77,237

Charleston, WV $77,228

Florence, SC $77,185

Sioux City, IA $77,134

Macon, GA $76,885

Tallahassee, FL $76,876

Fayetteville, NC $76,859

Wichita Falls, TX $76,842

Waco, TX $76,842

Pine Bluff, AR $76,808

Vincennes, IN $76,645

Lubbock, TX $76,610

Great Falls, MT $76,559

Alamogordo, NM $76,550

Abilene, TX $76,482

Rapid City, SD $76,370

Monroe, LA $76,370

Albany, GA $76,319

Huntington, WV $76,310

Jackson, MS $76,301

Greenville, MS $76,293

Parkersburg, WV $76,207

Montgomery, AL $76,190

Johnstown, PA $76,173

Springfield, MO $76,104

Biloxi, MS $76,061

Sumter, SC $75,881

Columbus, GA $75,872

Twin Falls, ID $75,821

Pascagoula, MS $75,709

Kingsport, TN $75,486

Gulfport, MS $75,460

Alexandria, LA $75,177

Fort Smith, AR $74,963

El Paso, TX $74,731

Helena, MT $74,619

Las Cruces, NM $74,345

Harlingen, TX $74,104

Pocatello, ID $74,027

Florence, AL $74,001

Brownsville, TX $73,984

Dothan, AL $73,847

Mcallen, TX $73,804

Columbus, MS $73,169

Altus, OK $72,774

Lawton, OK $72,611

Pierre, SD $72,302

What Skills Can Increase a Train Master'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 Train Master's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Instructional Design: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$91,826	7%
Collaboration	$90,110	5%
Instructional Design	$90,110	5%
Adult Learning	$89,251	4%
LMS	$89,251	4%
Coordination	$89,251	4%

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How Education impacts a Train Master's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Train Masters 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 Train Master with a Bachelor's Degree is between $90,501 and $95,573).

Train Master Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Train Master

No Diploma 8.4%

High School 8.4%

Associates 7.2%

Bachelors 41.8%

Masters 42.0%

Doctorate 0.7%

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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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Train Master Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Train Master'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$78,388

Average $85,819/year

$94,308

$6,532

Average $7,152/month

$7,859

$1,507

Average $1,650/week

$1,814

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,308	$7,859	$1,814	$45
Average	$85,819	$7,152	$1,650	$41
25th Percentile	$78,388	$6,532	$1,507	$38

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Salaries for a Train Master can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $84,685 in 2023 to around $84,576 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Train Master salary trends, .

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$84,685

2024

$85,139

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