State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In South Dakota, $61,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 33%.
Nominal pay gap
+33%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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 Dakota
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $61,570
- p25
- $52,350
- p75
- $77,340
- p10
- $44,200
- p90
- $86,200
- 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.