State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Arkansas, $55,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.3% — not 50.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.4%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-37.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $55,010
- p25
- $43,730
- p75
- $74,600
- p10
- $32,030
- p90
- $99,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.