State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Alaska vs Utah
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $82,900. In Utah, $61,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.6% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
Alaska vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+30.6%
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
Utah
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $61,320
- p25
- $48,660
- p75
- $80,610
- p10
- $37,260
- p90
- $101,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.