State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Texas
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Texas, $79,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 48.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.6%
New Jersey vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+32.6%
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
Texas
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,640
- p25
- $61,260
- p75
- $106,660
- p10
- $42,040
- p90
- $135,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.