State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: North Carolina vs North Dakota
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
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.