State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Arizona
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Arizona, $67,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 21.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.9%
Alaska vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
+19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Arizona
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $67,140
- p25
- $51,990
- p75
- $94,450
- p10
- $41,500
- p90
- $114,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.