State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Pennsylvania
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Pennsylvania, $71,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 14.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.7%
Alaska vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+9.4%
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
Pennsylvania
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $71,350
- p25
- $55,170
- p75
- $96,160
- p10
- $45,040
- p90
- $118,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.