State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In New Hampshire, $70,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 20.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.9%
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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%
New Hampshire
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $70,840
- p25
- $57,090
- p75
- $93,650
- p10
- $47,700
- p90
- $122,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.