State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Managers salary: New York vs West Virginia
Human Resources Managers in New York earn a median of $176,650. In West Virginia, $120,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 47.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.2%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $176,650
- p25
- $133,180
- p75
- $231,380
- p10
- $105,380
- p90
- $321,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
West Virginia
Human Resources Managers
- Median
- $120,020
- p25
- $93,640
- p75
- $158,900
- p10
- $76,720
- p90
- $214,920
- 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.