State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Alaska vs Massachusetts
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In Alaska, $77,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.7% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
-30%
Alaska vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-27.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $77,870
- p25
- $61,880
- p75
- $94,740
- p10
- $49,870
- p90
- $130,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Massachusetts
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $111,260
- p25
- $81,610
- p75
- $132,350
- p10
- $61,530
- p90
- $161,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.