State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Louisiana vs Massachusetts
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Louisiana, $61,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.4%
Louisiana vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-14.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $61,300
- p25
- $48,900
- p75
- $78,710
- p10
- $39,170
- p90
- $100,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
Massachusetts
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $85,630
- p25
- $67,050
- p75
- $115,060
- p10
- $57,500
- p90
- $145,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.