State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Washington earn a median of $82,670. In North Dakota, $58,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 28.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.7%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $58,960
- p25
- $49,870
- p75
- $73,860
- p10
- $46,860
- p90
- $79,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Washington
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $82,670
- p25
- $65,470
- p75
- $104,690
- p10
- $57,980
- p90
- $125,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.