State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Vermont, $77,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 42.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.6%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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%
Vermont
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $77,800
- p25
- $63,900
- p75
- $93,300
- p10
- $55,510
- p90
- $114,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.