State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In North Carolina, $45,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.6% — not 34.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.2%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+23.6%
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
North Carolina
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $45,890
- p25
- $35,980
- p75
- $50,460
- p10
- $30,440
- p90
- $59,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.