State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In Washington, $104,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 13.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.7%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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
Washington
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $104,100
- p25
- $76,960
- p75
- $129,600
- p10
- $60,080
- p90
- $185,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.