State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Human Resources Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,630. In West Virginia, $66,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+8.3%
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%
West Virginia
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $66,860
- p25
- $52,660
- p75
- $91,560
- p10
- $44,490
- p90
- $115,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.