State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Human Resources Managers in Massachusetts earn a median of $181,780. In Michigan, $138,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+19%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $181,780
- p25
- $136,600
- p75
- $229,510
- p10
- $99,990
- p90
- $315,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
Michigan
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $138,930
- p25
- $110,820
- p75
- $174,740
- p10
- $88,990
- p90
- $224,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.