State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: New Hampshire vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In New Hampshire, $70,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.2%
New Hampshire vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $70,840
- p25
- $57,090
- p75
- $93,650
- p10
- $47,700
- p90
- $122,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.