State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs New Mexico
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In New Mexico, $83,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 41.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.3%
New Jersey vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $118,370
- p25
- $86,600
- p75
- $132,830
- p10
- $73,150
- p90
- $167,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
New Mexico
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $83,770
- p25
- $75,010
- p75
- $102,290
- p10
- $57,850
- p90
- $135,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.