State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Iowa vs New Jersey
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Iowa, $79,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.1%
Iowa vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,140
- p25
- $75,800
- p75
- $125,420
- p10
- $61,020
- p90
- $151,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.