State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In South Carolina, $78,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.6% — not 51.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.7%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+30.6%
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
South Carolina
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $78,050
- p25
- $50,900
- p75
- $105,300
- p10
- $18,990
- p90
- $128,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.