State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Illinois, $67,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.5%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+18.6%
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
Illinois
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $67,380
- p25
- $48,920
- p75
- $95,120
- p10
- $39,430
- p90
- $119,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.