State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Alaska vs Hawaii
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $82,900. In Hawaii, $61,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.3% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.3%
Alaska vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+44.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $82,900
- p25
- $63,290
- p75
- $97,820
- p10
- $50,870
- p90
- $103,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Hawaii
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $61,730
- p25
- $51,600
- p75
- $88,140
- p10
- $49,350
- p90
- $93,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.