State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Tennessee
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Tennessee, $76,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 53.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.9%
New Jersey vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+30%
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
Tennessee
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $76,930
- p25
- $55,120
- p75
- $106,770
- p10
- $29,570
- p90
- $141,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.