State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Mississippi
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Mississippi, $60,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 42%.
Nominal pay gap
+42%
Massachusetts vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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%
Mississippi
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $60,300
- p25
- $48,290
- p75
- $83,280
- p10
- $38,500
- p90
- $108,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.