State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Arkansas, $62,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.3%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-32.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $62,070
- p25
- $47,580
- p75
- $99,280
- p10
- $33,500
- p90
- $129,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
District of Columbia
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $115,600
- p25
- $97,650
- p75
- $153,990
- p10
- $81,690
- p90
- $160,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.