State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In New Jersey, $80,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 4.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.6%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $80,690
- p25
- $65,890
- p75
- $103,160
- p10
- $56,420
- p90
- $132,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
Washington
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $84,550
- p25
- $69,200
- p75
- $110,550
- p10
- $57,030
- p90
- $136,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.