State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Ohio
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Ohio, $80,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26% — not 47.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.7%
New Jersey vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+26%
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
Ohio
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $80,150
- p25
- $73,770
- p75
- $101,130
- p10
- $46,660
- p90
- $127,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.