State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In South Carolina, $35,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.6% — not 71.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.1%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+56.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $61,590
- p25
- $47,820
- p75
- $90,240
- p10
- $44,030
- p90
- $103,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
South Carolina
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $35,990
- p25
- $34,230
- p75
- $44,320
- p10
- $30,900
- p90
- $55,310
- 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.