State comparison · 2025
Training and Development Specialists salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Training and Development Specialists in Alaska earn a median of $81,860. In West Virginia, $64,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
+26%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+10.1%
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
West Virginia
Training and Development Specialists
- Median
- $64,960
- p25
- $50,190
- p75
- $82,060
- p10
- $39,970
- p90
- $101,080
- 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.