State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In Washington, $104,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 6.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.9%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+8.1%
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
Washington
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $104,100
- p25
- $76,960
- p75
- $129,600
- p10
- $60,080
- p90
- $185,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.