State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs Texas
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In Texas, $62,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
Alaska vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+23.5%
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
Texas
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $62,860
- p25
- $46,610
- p75
- $85,470
- p10
- $33,250
- p90
- $113,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.