State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Montana, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.7% — not 74%.
Nominal pay gap
+74%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+49.7%
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%
Montana
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $53,390
- p75
- $81,280
- p10
- $44,990
- p90
- $108,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.