State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Minnesota, $78,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 40.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.9%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
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%
Minnesota
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $78,760
- p25
- $61,860
- p75
- $100,930
- p10
- $50,330
- p90
- $127,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.