State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alabama vs Alaska
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Alabama, $64,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Alabama vs Alaska
COL-adjusted gap
-9.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $64,490
- p25
- $47,300
- p75
- $83,600
- p10
- $39,690
- p90
- $114,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Alaska
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $81,860
- p25
- $61,580
- p75
- $105,280
- p10
- $48,130
- p90
- $127,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.