State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In South Dakota, $57,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.9% — not 92.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.2%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+60.9%
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 Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $57,900
- p25
- $52,820
- p75
- $105,250
- p10
- $49,270
- p90
- $158,800
- 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.