State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Texas
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In Texas, $79,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.2% — not 39.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.7%
Massachusetts vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+28.2%
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
Texas
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,640
- p25
- $61,260
- p75
- $106,660
- p10
- $42,040
- p90
- $135,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.