State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In New Mexico, $62,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+17.2%
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
New Mexico
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $62,900
- p25
- $49,230
- p75
- $80,280
- p10
- $37,870
- p90
- $111,990
- 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.