State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Rhode Island, $77,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.1%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+33.2%
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%
Rhode Island
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $77,560
- p25
- $62,180
- p75
- $97,210
- p10
- $51,270
- p90
- $128,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.