State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Alaska vs Wisconsin
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Alaska earn a median of $82,900. In Wisconsin, $62,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 32.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.2%
Alaska vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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
Wisconsin
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $62,690
- p25
- $54,010
- p75
- $77,080
- p10
- $47,470
- p90
- $86,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.