State comparison · 2025
Bill and Account Collectors salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Bill and Account Collectors in Alaska earn a median of $60,810. In South Dakota, $46,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+12.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $60,810
- p25
- $48,630
- p75
- $63,450
- p10
- $34,840
- p90
- $73,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
South Dakota
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $46,620
- p25
- $39,370
- p75
- $48,720
- p10
- $35,190
- p90
- $59,140
- 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.