State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In South Carolina, $63,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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
South Carolina
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $63,070
- p25
- $47,220
- p75
- $85,710
- p10
- $38,790
- p90
- $116,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.