State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Georgia vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In Georgia, $70,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.5%
Georgia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $70,570
- p25
- $53,680
- p75
- $95,610
- p10
- $44,580
- p90
- $125,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
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.