State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Colorado, $80,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.3% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.2%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-22.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $80,840
- p25
- $62,400
- p75
- $104,750
- p10
- $51,290
- p90
- $133,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +167%
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.