State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Oklahoma vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In Oklahoma, $61,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.1%
Oklahoma vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oklahoma
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $61,630
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $81,280
- p10
- $39,990
- p90
- $103,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.