State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In South Carolina, $78,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 48.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.1%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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
South Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $78,050
- p25
- $50,900
- p75
- $105,300
- p10
- $18,990
- p90
- $128,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.