State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Florida vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In Florida, $66,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $66,410
- p25
- $51,200
- p75
- $90,350
- p10
- $44,920
- p90
- $115,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
Washington
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $84,550
- p25
- $69,200
- p75
- $110,550
- p10
- $57,030
- p90
- $136,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.