State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs New York
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In New York, $100,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.8%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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 York
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $100,500
- p25
- $78,390
- p75
- $138,860
- p10
- $59,160
- p90
- $170,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.