State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In North Dakota, $101,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 9.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.9%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-7.5%
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 Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $101,220
- p25
- $79,500
- p75
- $115,540
- p10
- $65,370
- p90
- $124,610
- 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.