State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Maryland, $83,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 32.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.2%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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%
Maryland
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $83,910
- p25
- $64,760
- p75
- $111,530
- p10
- $54,410
- p90
- $139,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.