State comparison · 2025
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $80,770. In North Carolina, $55,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 45.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.6%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+34%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $80,770
- p25
- $65,710
- p75
- $97,960
- p10
- $58,240
- p90
- $114,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
North Carolina
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $55,490
- p25
- $45,100
- p75
- $68,610
- p10
- $37,440
- p90
- $86,010
- 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.