State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Louisiana, $58,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 41%.
Nominal pay gap
+41%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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
Louisiana
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $58,070
- p25
- $48,000
- p75
- $77,160
- p10
- $39,240
- p90
- $105,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.