State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Rhode Island
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Rhode Island, $75,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 7.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.8%
Alaska vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+7.7%
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
Rhode Island
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $75,910
- p25
- $58,110
- p75
- $108,930
- p10
- $46,420
- p90
- $151,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.