State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Utah
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In Utah, $71,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 19.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.3%
Massachusetts vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
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%
Utah
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $71,750
- p25
- $56,450
- p75
- $95,090
- p10
- $46,800
- p90
- $123,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.