State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Kansas, $82,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 39.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.7%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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
Kansas
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $82,750
- p25
- $77,940
- p75
- $100,410
- p10
- $60,560
- p90
- $128,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.