State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Virginia, $98,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 17.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.1%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+7.7%
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
Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $98,730
- p25
- $78,290
- p75
- $124,620
- p10
- $60,650
- p90
- $146,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.