State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Human Resources Managers in Massachusetts earn a median of $181,780. In West Virginia, $120,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 51.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.5%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
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%
West Virginia
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $120,020
- p25
- $93,640
- p75
- $158,900
- p10
- $76,720
- p90
- $214,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.