State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In South Carolina, $65,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
+31%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
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%
South Carolina
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $65,370
- p25
- $51,810
- p75
- $87,420
- p10
- $46,070
- p90
- $118,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.