State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Virginia, $98,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 19.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.9%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+11.4%
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
Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $98,730
- p25
- $78,290
- p75
- $124,620
- p10
- $60,650
- p90
- $146,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.