State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In North Carolina, $86,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.2%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+18.9%
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
North Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $86,270
- p25
- $74,600
- p75
- $102,780
- p10
- $59,280
- p90
- $123,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.