State comparison · 2025
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary: Alaska vs Kansas
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $80,770. In Kansas, $59,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 35.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.8%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $80,770
- p25
- $65,710
- p75
- $97,960
- p10
- $58,240
- p90
- $114,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Kansas
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $59,470
- p25
- $44,370
- p75
- $73,630
- p10
- $37,910
- p90
- $85,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.