State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Human Resources Managers in Massachusetts earn a median of $181,780. In North Dakota, $139,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+10%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $181,780
- p25
- $136,600
- p75
- $229,510
- p10
- $99,990
- p90
- $315,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
North Dakota
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $139,050
- p25
- $110,020
- p75
- $164,770
- p10
- $89,990
- p90
- $223,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.