State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Human Resources Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Washington, $165,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 11.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.4%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+8.4%
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
Washington
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $165,530
- p25
- $131,210
- p75
- $211,210
- p10
- $108,830
- p90
- $271,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.