State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: North Dakota vs West Virginia
Rehabilitation Counselors in North Dakota earn a median of $63,050. In West Virginia, $48,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
North Dakota vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+32%
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
West Virginia
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $48,050
- p25
- $34,740
- p75
- $57,610
- p10
- $28,810
- p90
- $64,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.