State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Oklahoma
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Oklahoma, $61,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 38.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.9%
Massachusetts vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
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%
Oklahoma
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $61,630
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $81,280
- p10
- $39,990
- p90
- $103,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.