State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In Iowa, $39,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.3% — not 55.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.4%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+33.3%
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
Iowa
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $39,630
- p25
- $35,660
- p75
- $47,540
- p10
- $34,370
- p90
- $58,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.