State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Tennessee, $76,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 50.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.3%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+25.7%
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
Tennessee
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $76,930
- p25
- $55,120
- p75
- $106,770
- p10
- $29,570
- p90
- $141,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.