State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Human Resources Specialists in Washington earn a median of $84,550. In Wyoming, $66,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+9.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Wyoming
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $66,970
- p25
- $53,750
- p75
- $94,060
- p10
- $44,630
- p90
- $115,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.