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State comparison · 2025

Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs North Carolina

Occupation

Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In North Carolina, $65,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 25.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
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
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North Carolina

Training and Development Specialists

Median
$65,250
p25
$47,470
p75
$90,400
p10
$33,170
p90
$115,110
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
+333%
See full breakdown for North Carolina

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.