State comparison · 2025
Amusement and Recreation Attendants salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Amusement and Recreation Attendants in Alaska earn a median of $45,680. In South Dakota, $29,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 53.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.6%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Median
- $45,680
- p25
- $38,890
- p75
- $46,790
- p10
- $32,720
- p90
- $54,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
South Dakota
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Median
- $29,730
- p25
- $28,090
- p75
- $31,110
- p10
- $26,730
- p90
- $35,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.