State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In North Dakota, $75,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.8% — not 13.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.2%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-4.8%
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%
North Dakota
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $75,630
- p25
- $60,570
- p75
- $90,000
- p10
- $50,520
- p90
- $116,990
- 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.