State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: California vs Texas
Human Resources Specialists in California earn a median of $83,500. In Texas, $68,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.3% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.2%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+6.3%
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%
Texas
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $68,920
- p25
- $52,900
- p75
- $90,790
- p10
- $43,410
- p90
- $117,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.