State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In South Carolina, $78,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 42.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.5%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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
South Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $78,050
- p25
- $50,900
- p75
- $105,300
- p10
- $18,990
- p90
- $128,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.