State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Nebraska
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Nebraska, $61,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
Massachusetts vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+17.8%
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%
Nebraska
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $61,930
- p25
- $48,890
- p75
- $79,470
- p10
- $42,730
- p90
- $98,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.