State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In North Dakota, $63,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+12.5%
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
North Dakota
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $63,260
- p25
- $52,810
- p75
- $82,890
- p10
- $47,770
- p90
- $98,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.