State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In New Mexico, $48,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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
New Mexico
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $48,240
- p25
- $38,670
- p75
- $67,430
- p10
- $37,300
- p90
- $77,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.