State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $118,370. In West Virginia, $88,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+10.6%
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
West Virginia
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $88,020
- p25
- $79,460
- p75
- $112,010
- p10
- $65,500
- p90
- $135,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.