State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists in Massachusetts earn a median of $111,260. In West Virginia, $88,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.4%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+6.9%
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
West Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $88,020
- p25
- $79,460
- p75
- $112,010
- p10
- $65,500
- p90
- $135,250
- 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.