State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Rehabilitation Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $61,590. In West Virginia, $48,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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
West Virginia
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $48,050
- p25
- $34,740
- p75
- $57,610
- p10
- $28,810
- p90
- $64,240
- 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.