State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Michigan, $69,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.2%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Michigan
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $69,520
- p25
- $55,560
- p75
- $89,270
- p10
- $46,580
- p90
- $110,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.