State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Alaska, $76,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.5% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.6%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-25.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $76,990
- p25
- $61,840
- p75
- $92,320
- p10
- $49,910
- p90
- $114,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
District of Columbia
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $110,970
- p25
- $82,270
- p75
- $148,700
- p10
- $65,280
- p90
- $170,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.