Organizational Development Specialist salary: $142K median
The median advertised Organizational Development Specialist salary is $142K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $110K to $176K: counted from 25 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $69 an hour or $11,875 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $212K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll organizational development specialist jobs
$142Kmedian advertised salary
$110K – $176Kmiddle half of roles
$145Kaverage advertised salary
25roles counted
Skills that pay more for Organizational Development Specialist roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce planning | $190K | +$48K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Crusoe | $212K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Organizational Development Specialist roles
All organizational development specialist jobs- Talent ManagementNotion · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$230K - $270KHybridEmployee relations
- Director, Workforce Planning & Organizational DesignCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $255KLead and aboveWorkdayQuantitative analysisFP&A
- Principal Organizational Development StrategistCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$195K - $230KLead and aboveData centersM&AWorkforce planning
- Senior Talent Development ManagerAdaptive Biotechnologies · 🇺🇸Seattle$145K - $217KSeniorAgile
- Organizational Effectiveness ConsultantIDMe · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$163K - $211K
- Sr. Director, Talent DevelopmentAlliance Defending Freedom · 🇺🇸Lansdowne, VA; Scottsdale, AZ$141K - $210KLead and above
- Leadership Development ManagerAffirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$145K - $205KRemoteInstructional design
- Senior Talent Planning AnalystDatadog · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA$134K - $179KSeniorSQLTableauWorkday
- Manager, Leadership Development & Sales TrainingHeartflow · 🇺🇸United States$125K - $175KCanvaPowerPointPerformance management
- Program Manager, Talent ManagementPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$114K - $171KWorkdayEscalation managementHRIS
- Program Manager, Talent ManagementPure Storage · 🇺🇸Lehi, Utah$107K - $161KObjective-CWorkdayChange management
- Manager, Leadership & Organizational EffectivenessUnited Talent Agency · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$130K - $160K
- Manager AI Enablement & Organizational ChangeZscaler · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California, USA$124K - $155KAgileAI
- Sr. Program Manager, Organizational EffectivenessThe Pokémon Company International · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington, United States$116K - $155KSenior
- Talent Management Senior AdvisorDelaware Nation Industries · 🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States$140K - $150KSeniorSecurity clearanceWorkforce planningChange management
- Senior Leadership Development ManagerMongoDB · 🇺🇸Atlanta; Austin; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Philadelphia; R…$76K - $149KSeniorGCPAzureAWS
- Leadership Development Designer & Facilitator (Manufacturing)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Ashville, Ohio, United States$107K - $142KComputer VisionSecurity clearancePowerPoint
- Talent Development, FacilitatorRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$88K - $132K
- Talent Management AssociateATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$99K - $117K
- Talent Development ManagerSpaulding Ridge · 🇺🇸Chicago$102K - $115K
Questions about Organizational Development Specialist pay
- What is the average Organizational Development Specialist salary?
- $145K a year on average and $142K at the median, across 25 open Organizational Development Specialist postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $110K to $176K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Organizational Development Specialist pay?
- Crusoe ($212K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an organizational development specialist a high-paying job?
- The median Organizational Development Specialist posting advertises $142K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 18% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an organizational development specialist?
- A tenth of the postings offer $212K a year or more; the highest open Organizational Development Specialist role advertises up to $270K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Organizational Development Specialist salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $142K a year is about $69 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,875 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $53 to $84 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Organizational Development Specialist roles?
- Postings that ask for Workforce planning (+$48K, 5 postings) advertise more than the $142K median of all Organizational Development Specialist postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Organizational Development Specialist roles at companies is $142K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $110K to $176K. Counted from 25 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/organizational-development/
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