State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs California
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In California, $75,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 8%.
Nominal pay gap
+8%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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
California
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $75,790
- p25
- $51,360
- p75
- $105,440
- p10
- $43,320
- p90
- $134,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.