State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In Nebraska, $61,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 26.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.8%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $61,930
- p25
- $48,890
- p75
- $79,470
- p10
- $42,730
- p90
- $98,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
Washington
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $84,550
- p25
- $69,200
- p75
- $110,550
- p10
- $57,030
- p90
- $136,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.