State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: California vs Nevada
Human Resources Specialists in California earn a median of $83,500. In Nevada, $71,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 16.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.6%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+5.3%
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%
Nevada
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $71,610
- p25
- $57,680
- p75
- $94,990
- p10
- $47,150
- p90
- $119,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.