State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Illinois, $104,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 11%.
Nominal pay gap
+11%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Illinois
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $104,180
- p25
- $79,380
- p75
- $116,890
- p10
- $63,150
- p90
- $144,200
- 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.