State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs Michigan
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In Michigan, $44,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 38.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.2%
Alaska vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $61,590
- p25
- $47,820
- p75
- $90,240
- p10
- $44,030
- p90
- $103,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Michigan
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $44,580
- p25
- $36,160
- p75
- $55,750
- p10
- $31,040
- p90
- $72,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.