State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Kansas
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Kansas, $62,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
+32%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+16.2%
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
Kansas
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $62,010
- p25
- $48,640
- p75
- $80,630
- p10
- $41,640
- p90
- $107,900
- 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.