State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Human Resources Managers in Massachusetts earn a median of $181,780. In South Dakota, $117,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 54.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.1%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $181,780
- p25
- $136,600
- p75
- $229,510
- p10
- $99,990
- p90
- $315,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
South Dakota
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $117,930
- p25
- $100,040
- p75
- $150,020
- p10
- $83,780
- p90
- $176,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.