State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $82,900. In New Jersey, $77,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 6.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.4%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $82,900
- p25
- $63,290
- p75
- $97,820
- p10
- $50,870
- p90
- $103,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
New Jersey
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $77,910
- p25
- $64,160
- p75
- $98,490
- p10
- $57,850
- p90
- $108,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.