State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Kentucky, $69,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 60.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.8%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+32%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Kentucky
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $69,010
- p25
- $52,680
- p75
- $84,990
- p10
- $43,690
- p90
- $107,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
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.