State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Utah vs Washington
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In Utah, $71,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.1%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $71,750
- p25
- $56,450
- p75
- $95,090
- p10
- $46,800
- p90
- $123,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.