State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs Tennessee
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In Tennessee, $46,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.7%
Alaska vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
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
Tennessee
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $46,060
- p25
- $37,500
- p75
- $53,310
- p10
- $35,320
- p90
- $59,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.