State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Louisiana, $61,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.3% — not 81%.
Nominal pay gap
+81%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+45.3%
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%
Louisiana
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $61,300
- p25
- $48,900
- p75
- $78,710
- p10
- $39,170
- p90
- $100,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.