State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Illinois vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In Illinois, $76,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.8% — not 9.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.1%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $76,820
- p25
- $60,750
- p75
- $98,580
- p10
- $48,980
- p90
- $123,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.