State comparison · 2025
Project Management Specialists salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Project Management Specialists in Washington earn a median of $124,160. In Louisiana, $84,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 31.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.7%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Project Management Specialists
- Median
- $84,850
- p25
- $66,800
- p75
- $121,500
- p10
- $56,400
- p90
- $143,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +67%
Washington
Project Management Specialists
- Median
- $124,160
- p25
- $92,830
- p75
- $162,490
- p10
- $74,750
- p90
- $202,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -30%
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.