State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In South Dakota, $49,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
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 Dakota
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $49,350
- p25
- $46,010
- p75
- $60,580
- p10
- $41,190
- p90
- $76,680
- 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.