State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Maryland, $94,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 22.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.9%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+17.5%
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
Maryland
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $94,030
- p25
- $71,230
- p75
- $121,080
- p10
- $63,760
- p90
- $145,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.