State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Montana, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 34.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.2%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
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%
Montana
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $53,390
- p75
- $81,280
- p10
- $44,990
- p90
- $108,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.