State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: North Dakota vs South Carolina
Rehabilitation Counselors in North Dakota earn a median of $63,050. In South Carolina, $35,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 84.4% — not 75.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.2%
North Dakota vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+84.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Carolina
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $35,990
- p25
- $34,230
- p75
- $44,320
- p10
- $30,900
- p90
- $55,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.