State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In West Virginia, $88,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+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
West Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $88,020
- p25
- $79,460
- p75
- $112,010
- p10
- $65,500
- p90
- $135,250
- 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.