State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Iowa, $66,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.8%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+6.2%
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
Iowa
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $66,110
- p25
- $50,240
- p75
- $84,240
- p10
- $42,370
- p90
- $118,070
- 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.