State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In South Dakota, $57,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.5% — not 104.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+104.4%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+66.5%
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 Dakota
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $57,900
- p25
- $52,820
- p75
- $105,250
- p10
- $49,270
- p90
- $158,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.