State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: North Dakota vs South Dakota
Rehabilitation Counselors in North Dakota earn a median of $63,050. In South Dakota, $49,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
North Dakota vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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 Dakota
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $49,350
- p25
- $46,010
- p75
- $60,580
- p10
- $41,190
- p90
- $76,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.