State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Mississippi, $53,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.6% — not 52.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.5%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+29.6%
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
Mississippi
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $53,680
- p25
- $45,600
- p75
- $71,980
- p10
- $38,110
- p90
- $96,400
- 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.