State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In Michigan, $73,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.2% — not 50.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.8%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+37.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $111,260
- p25
- $81,610
- p75
- $132,350
- p10
- $61,530
- p90
- $161,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
Michigan
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $73,760
- p25
- $54,050
- p75
- $93,470
- p10
- $36,200
- p90
- $121,500
- 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.