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State comparison · 2025

Rehabilitation Counselors salary: North Carolina vs North Dakota

Occupation

Rehabilitation Counselors in North Dakota earn a median of $63,050. In North Carolina, $45,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 27.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-27.2%
North Carolina vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-31.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

North Carolina

Rehabilitation Counselors

Median
$45,890
p25
$35,980
p75
$50,460
p10
$30,440
p90
$59,600
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.3
See full breakdown for North Carolina

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.