State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Maine, $71,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.9% — not 54.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.9%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+36.9%
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%
Maine
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $71,630
- p25
- $57,690
- p75
- $89,860
- p10
- $45,850
- p90
- $105,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.