State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In North Carolina, $73,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 13.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.6%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $73,070
- p25
- $56,850
- p75
- $96,910
- p10
- $46,760
- p90
- $126,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.