State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Nevada
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Nevada, $71,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.6%
Massachusetts vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
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%
Nevada
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $71,610
- p25
- $57,680
- p75
- $94,990
- p10
- $47,150
- p90
- $119,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.