State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Rhode Island, $88,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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
Rhode Island
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $88,030
- p25
- $61,720
- p75
- $138,890
- p10
- $34,190
- p90
- $140,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.