State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $82,900. In West Virginia, $55,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.5% — not 49.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.3%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+30.5%
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
West Virginia
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $55,520
- p25
- $44,700
- p75
- $62,220
- p10
- $37,940
- p90
- $73,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.