State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Michigan
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Michigan, $64,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
Alaska vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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
Michigan
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $64,350
- p25
- $49,540
- p75
- $84,750
- p10
- $38,550
- p90
- $106,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.