State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $82,900. In South Dakota, $51,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 59.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.9%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
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 Dakota
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $51,830
- p25
- $46,550
- p75
- $60,080
- p10
- $41,560
- p90
- $65,990
- 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.