State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Oklahoma, $61,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.9% — not 80.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.1%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+43.9%
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%
Oklahoma
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $61,630
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $81,280
- p10
- $39,990
- p90
- $103,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.