State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Human Resources Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Mississippi, $106,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.5% — not 73.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.8%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+37.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $184,350
- p25
- $141,420
- p75
- $211,580
- p10
- $113,300
- p90
- $275,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Mississippi
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $106,100
- p25
- $85,960
- p75
- $145,010
- p10
- $73,320
- p90
- $193,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.