State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Mississippi, $79,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
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
Mississippi
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,360
- p25
- $68,850
- p75
- $96,630
- p10
- $45,060
- p90
- $120,610
- 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.