State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Oregon
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Oregon, $78,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 9.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.7%
Massachusetts vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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%
Oregon
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $78,060
- p25
- $62,820
- p75
- $99,860
- p10
- $51,480
- p90
- $126,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.