State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In North Carolina, $86,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+14.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $111,260
- p25
- $81,610
- p75
- $132,350
- p10
- $61,530
- p90
- $161,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
North Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $86,270
- p25
- $74,600
- p75
- $102,780
- p10
- $59,280
- p90
- $123,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.