State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Maryland vs New Jersey
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Maryland, $94,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 20.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.6%
Maryland vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-17.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $94,030
- p25
- $71,230
- p75
- $121,080
- p10
- $63,760
- p90
- $145,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.