State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In Mississippi, $41,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.1% — not 48.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.4%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+26.1%
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
Mississippi
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $41,500
- p25
- $32,990
- p75
- $50,110
- p10
- $29,270
- p90
- $71,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.