State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Human Resources Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In West Virginia, $120,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.1% — not 53.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.1%
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
West Virginia
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $120,020
- p25
- $93,640
- p75
- $158,900
- p10
- $76,720
- p90
- $214,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.