State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Hawaii vs New Jersey
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Hawaii, $77,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.7%
Hawaii vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-35.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $77,310
- p25
- $70,310
- p75
- $152,400
- p10
- $62,740
- p90
- $172,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
New Jersey
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $118,370
- p25
- $86,600
- p75
- $132,830
- p10
- $73,150
- p90
- $167,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.