State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In South Dakota, $67,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.7%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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 Dakota
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $67,590
- p25
- $54,910
- p75
- $88,100
- p10
- $50,670
- p90
- $104,550
- 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.