State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Louisiana vs New Jersey
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Louisiana, $78,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 34%.
Nominal pay gap
-34%
Louisiana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-18.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $78,110
- p25
- $64,780
- p75
- $98,930
- p10
- $48,550
- p90
- $108,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.