State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Kentucky
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Kentucky, $61,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
Alaska vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+17.5%
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
Kentucky
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $61,390
- p25
- $47,500
- p75
- $77,680
- p10
- $38,700
- p90
- $103,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.