State wages ยท Cost of living
Human Resources Specialists pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $102,500. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $93,270. Kansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($72,910).
National median
$72,910
Highest state median
$102,500
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$93,270
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $60,840Higher: $93,270Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $102,500 | +40.6% | 109.901 | $93,270 | 1 |
| Kansas | $76,490 | +4.9% | 90.068 | $84,920 | 2 |
| North Dakota | $69,740 | -4.3% | 88.959 | $78,400 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $77,250 | +6.0% | 98.621 | $78,330 | 4 |
| Vermont | $76,190 | +4.5% | 97.958 | $77,780 | 5 |
| Washington | $83,230 | +14.2% | 107.013 | $77,780 | 5 |
| Virginia | $78,580 | +7.8% | 101.104 | $77,720 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $81,960 | +12.4% | 105.757 | $77,500 | 8 |
| Maryland | $81,140 | +11.3% | 104.959 | $77,310 | 9 |
| Colorado | $78,170 | +7.2% | 103.052 | $75,850 | 10 |
| New York | $81,140 | +11.3% | 107.921 | $75,180 | 11 |
| Connecticut | $77,750 | +6.6% | 103.61 | $75,040 | 12 |
| Iowa | $64,920 | -11.0% | 87.762 | $73,970 | 13 |
| California | $81,810 | +12.2% | 110.72 | $73,890 | 14 |
| North Carolina | $69,400 | -4.8% | 94.326 | $73,570 | 15 |
| Delaware | $72,670 | -0.3% | 99.808 | $72,810 | 16 |
| Illinois | $72,350 | -0.8% | 99.958 | $72,380 | 17 |
| Kentucky | $64,950 | -10.9% | 90.159 | $72,040 | 18 |
| New Jersey | $78,170 | +7.2% | 108.805 | $71,840 | 19 |
| Oregon | $74,030 | +1.5% | 103.361 | $71,620 | 20 |
| Tennessee | $65,200 | -10.6% | 91.87 | $70,970 | 21 |
| New Mexico | $65,180 | -10.6% | 92.212 | $70,680 | 22 |
| Alabama | $62,770 | -13.9% | 88.823 | $70,670 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | $66,370 | -9.0% | 94.095 | $70,540 | 24 |
| South Dakota | $61,920 | -15.1% | 88.586 | $69,900 | 25 |
| Ohio | $64,600 | -11.4% | 92.774 | $69,630 | 26 |
| West Virginia | $62,300 | -14.6% | 89.497 | $69,610 | 27 |
| Louisiana | $61,020 | -16.3% | 88.207 | $69,180 | 28 |
| Missouri | $62,710 | -14.0% | 90.817 | $69,050 | 29 |
| South Carolina | $64,720 | -11.2% | 93.749 | $69,040 | 30 |
| Michigan | $66,400 | -8.9% | 96.217 | $69,010 | 31 |
| Rhode Island | $70,060 | -3.9% | 102.28 | $68,500 | 32 |
| Utah | $67,620 | -7.3% | 98.864 | $68,400 | 33 |
| Pennsylvania | $66,020 | -9.5% | 97.572 | $67,660 | 34 |
| Georgia | $65,130 | -10.7% | 96.293 | $67,640 | 35 |
| Wyoming | $62,690 | -14.0% | 92.691 | $67,630 | 36 |
| Indiana | $62,230 | -14.6% | 93.329 | $66,680 | 37 |
| Idaho | $63,630 | -12.7% | 95.494 | $66,630 | 38 |
| Texas | $64,560 | -11.5% | 97.057 | $66,520 | 39 |
| Maine | $64,420 | -11.6% | 97.05 | $66,380 | 40 |
| Oklahoma | $58,070 | -20.4% | 87.843 | $66,110 | 41 |
| Nebraska | $59,330 | -18.6% | 90.103 | $65,850 | 42 |
| Montana | $61,860 | -15.2% | 94.645 | $65,360 | 43 |
| Arizona | $65,410 | -10.3% | 100.677 | $64,970 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $56,050 | -23.1% | 86.953 | $64,460 | 45 |
| Nevada | $64,120 | -12.1% | 99.979 | $64,130 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $65,610 | -10.0% | 104.165 | $62,990 | 47 |
| Florida | $63,960 | -12.3% | 103.414 | $61,850 | 48 |
| Hawaii | $66,970 | -8.1% | 109.951 | $60,910 | 49 |
| Arkansas | $52,890 | -27.5% | 86.937 | $60,840 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.