State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: North Dakota vs Virginia
Rehabilitation Counselors in North Dakota earn a median of $63,050. In Virginia, $47,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.7% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.7%
North Dakota vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+50.7%
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
Virginia
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $47,530
- p25
- $35,220
- p75
- $73,100
- p10
- $28,850
- p90
- $97,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.