State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Human Resources Managers in Massachusetts earn a median of $181,780. In Washington, $165,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.8%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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%
Washington
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $165,530
- p25
- $131,210
- p75
- $211,210
- p10
- $108,830
- p90
- $271,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.