State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
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
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
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.