State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In North Dakota, $75,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 10.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.5%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+7.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $75,630
- p25
- $60,570
- p75
- $90,000
- p10
- $50,520
- p90
- $116,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.