State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Minnesota
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Minnesota, $76,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.8% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.7%
Alaska vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+2.8%
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
Minnesota
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $76,710
- p25
- $62,160
- p75
- $99,710
- p10
- $50,470
- p90
- $124,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.