State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $82,900. In South Carolina, $60,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+25.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $82,900
- p25
- $63,290
- p75
- $97,820
- p10
- $50,870
- p90
- $103,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
South Carolina
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $60,340
- p25
- $47,970
- p75
- $75,780
- p10
- $39,800
- p90
- $86,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.