State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Arkansas, $52,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 56.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.6%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
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
Arkansas
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $52,290
- p25
- $38,320
- p75
- $70,630
- p10
- $29,490
- p90
- $96,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.