State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In North Carolina, $86,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 34%.
Nominal pay gap
+34%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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
North Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $86,270
- p25
- $74,600
- p75
- $102,780
- p10
- $59,280
- p90
- $123,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.