Side-by-side distribution
Compensation
$127,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 50%
- Live roles
- 72
Learning & Development
$91,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.7%
- Live roles
- 118
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Compensation Analyst
Total Rewards Manager
Senior Manager of Global Total Rewards & Operations
Manager, Total Rewards
Senior Manager,Total Rewards and People Operations
Sales Compensation Analyst
Total Rewards Manager (Benefits and Compensation)
Senior Total Rewards Manager
Senior Manager, People Ops & Total Rewards
Senior Compensation Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Machine Learning Research, RF Foundation Models Specialist
Specialist Solutions Architect - AI/ML
Senior Learning and Development Manager
Staff Machine Learning Model Risk Specialist
Sr. Learning Platform Specialist
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - HPC/AI/ML
AI/ML Integration Specialist - ACWS
Sr Manager, Lab Operations Learning and Development
Senior Manager, Sales Training and Development
Senior Manager, Learning and Development (Commercial)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 1 |
|
Ashby
|
$255,000 | 1 |
|
Paxos
|
$201,453 | 1 |
|
Lantern
|
$175,000 | 1 |
|
Postman
|
$170,000 | 1 |
| AB Arc Boat Company | $170,000 | 1 |
|
Jamcity
|
$167,500 | 1 |
| NE NetBrain | $160,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Meteor Education
|
$95,000 | 4 |
Harlem Children's Zone
|
$30,000 | 4 |
Hebrew Public
|
$83,000 | 3 |
|
Databricks
|
$189,388 | 2 |
Explore Schools
|
$72,579 | 2 |
Quince
|
$70,042 | 2 |
|
Distributed Spectrum
|
$250,000 | 1 |
|
Druva
|
$203,000 | 1 |
Compensation salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $145,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $140,000 | 3 |
| New York | $115,942 | 6 |
Learning & Development salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $72,579 | 8 |
Compensation vs Learning & Development: which pays more?
The median for Compensation is $127,500 per year (typically $95,938–$149,475), versus $91,250 for Learning & Development ($72,967–$134,375). That puts Compensation about 40% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Compensation and Learning & Development are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.