State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs New Jersey
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In New Jersey, $80,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 6.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.1%
Massachusetts vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+9.1%
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 Jersey
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $80,690
- p25
- $65,890
- p75
- $103,160
- p10
- $56,420
- p90
- $132,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.