State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Ohio
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Ohio, $70,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
+22%
Massachusetts vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+7%
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%
Ohio
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $70,180
- p25
- $54,570
- p75
- $92,460
- p10
- $45,950
- p90
- $118,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.