State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In Illinois, $49,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $61,590
- p25
- $47,820
- p75
- $90,240
- p10
- $44,030
- p90
- $103,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Illinois
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $49,350
- p25
- $44,620
- p75
- $59,820
- p10
- $37,280
- p90
- $75,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.