State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: California vs Florida
Human Resources Specialists in California earn a median of $83,500. In Florida, $66,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.7%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+17.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $83,500
- p25
- $66,060
- p75
- $117,430
- p10
- $52,770
- p90
- $151,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
Florida
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $66,410
- p25
- $51,200
- p75
- $90,350
- p10
- $44,920
- p90
- $115,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.