State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Human Resources Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In South Carolina, $124,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 48.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.3%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+26.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $184,350
- p25
- $141,420
- p75
- $211,580
- p10
- $113,300
- p90
- $275,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
South Carolina
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $124,290
- p25
- $93,940
- p75
- $163,830
- p10
- $70,840
- p90
- $209,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.