State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In North Dakota, $101,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 16.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.9%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-4.3%
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 Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $101,220
- p25
- $79,500
- p75
- $115,540
- p10
- $65,370
- p90
- $124,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.