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State comparison · 2025

Rehabilitation Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota

Occupation

Rehabilitation Counselors in North Dakota earn a median of $63,050. In District of Columbia, $49,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 21.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-36.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

District of Columbia

Rehabilitation Counselors

Median
$49,680
p25
$49,670
p75
$81,550
p10
$49,670
p90
$95,530
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
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North Dakota

Rehabilitation Counselors

Median
$63,050
p25
$60,640
p75
$70,690
p10
$58,190
p90
$76,120
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
89.0
See full breakdown for North Dakota

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.