Pay by state · 52 states
Labor Relations Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Labor Relations Specialists earn the most in New Jersey at $118,370 a year and the least in Alabama at $48,120 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $95,420. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $118,370New Jersey
- National median
- $95,420BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $48,120Alabama
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Labor Relations Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of labor relations specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJNew Jersey | $118,370 | $86,600 | $132,830 | 3,700 | $108,791 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $115,600 | $97,650 | $153,990 | 160 | $105,186 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $111,260 | $81,610 | $132,350 | 1,660 | $105,203 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $105,810 | $76,770 | $129,970 | 8,830 | $95,565 |
| 5 | ILIllinois | $104,180 | $79,380 | $116,890 | 3,670 | $104,224 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $104,100 | $76,960 | $129,600 | 2,760 | $97,278 |
| 7 | NDNorth Dakota | $101,220 | $79,500 | $115,540 | 90 | $113,783 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $100,760 | $94,430 | $132,910 | 1,710 | $102,169 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $100,500 | $78,390 | $138,860 | 6,860 | $93,124 |
| 10 | VAVirginia | $98,730 | $78,290 | $124,620 | 990 | $97,652 |
| 11 | DEDelaware | $97,390 | $77,590 | $128,940 | 280 | $97,577 |
| 12 | AZArizona | $97,070 | $77,940 | $109,860 | 790 | $96,417 |
| 13 | MEMaine | $96,680 | $73,740 | $122,340 | 210 | $99,619 |
| 14 | WIWisconsin | $95,750 | $63,810 | $122,180 | 1,690 | $101,759 |
| 15 | MDMaryland | $94,030 | $71,230 | $121,080 | 890 | $89,587 |
| 16 | MOMissouri | $93,840 | $79,480 | $108,270 | 1,190 | $103,329 |
| 17 | IDIdaho | $93,110 | $50,520 | $100,490 | 190 | $97,504 |
| 18 | PAPennsylvania | $91,320 | $70,780 | $122,580 | 3,470 | $93,592 |
| 19 | RIRhode Island | $88,030 | $61,720 | $138,890 | 410 | $86,068 |
| 20 | WVWest Virginia | $88,020 | $79,460 | $112,010 | 420 | $98,350 |
| 21 | WYWyoming | $87,310 | $76,680 | $98,210 | 60 | $94,195 |
| 22 | COColorado | $87,150 | $73,890 | $121,120 | 470 | $84,569 |
| 23 | NCNorth Carolina | $86,270 | $74,600 | $102,780 | 690 | $91,459 |
| 24 | VTVermont | $85,870 | $68,260 | $117,460 | 120 | $87,660 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $84,780 | $60,650 | $140,230 | 150 | $81,390 |
| 26 | NMNew Mexico | $83,770 | $75,010 | $102,290 | 120 | $90,845 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $82,750 | $77,940 | $100,410 | 370 | $91,875 |
| 28 | NENebraska | $81,910 | $74,640 | $105,950 | 270 | $90,907 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $81,700 | $62,720 | $104,230 | 1,970 | $79,003 |
| 30 | GAGeorgia | $81,480 | $49,870 | $100,800 | 920 | $84,617 |
| 31 | OROregon | $80,490 | $57,490 | $122,680 | 1,210 | $77,873 |
| 32 | OHOhio | $80,150 | $73,770 | $101,130 | 4,100 | $86,393 |
| 33 | TXTexas | $79,640 | $61,260 | $106,660 | 2,590 | $82,055 |
| 34 | CTConnecticut | $79,620 | $64,330 | $126,520 | 1,240 | $76,846 |
| 35 | MSMississippi | $79,360 | $68,850 | $96,630 | 200 | $91,268 |
| 36 | IAIowa | $79,140 | $75,800 | $125,420 | 610 | $90,176 |
| 37 | LALouisiana | $78,110 | $64,780 | $98,930 | 170 | $88,553 |
| 38 | SCSouth Carolina | $78,050 | $50,900 | $105,300 | 340 | $83,254 |
| 39 | AKAlaska | $77,870 | $61,880 | $94,740 | 380 | $76,075 |
| 40 | HIHawaii | $77,310 | $70,310 | $152,400 | 510 | $70,313 |
| 41 | NVNevada | $77,240 | $73,560 | $124,130 | 610 | $77,256 |
| 42 | INIndiana | $77,190 | $45,260 | $95,060 | 2,600 | $82,707 |
| 43 | TNTennessee | $76,930 | $55,120 | $106,770 | 560 | $83,738 |
| 44 | MIMichigan | $73,760 | $54,050 | $93,470 | 2,430 | $76,660 |
| 45 | KYKentucky | $73,550 | $53,140 | $79,200 | 640 | $81,578 |
| 46 | MTMontana | $70,360 | $62,030 | $96,120 | 160 | $74,341 |
| 47 | OKOklahoma | $62,400 | $55,000 | $99,780 | 250 | $71,036 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $62,070 | $47,580 | $99,280 | 180 | $71,397 |
| 49 | UTUtah | $61,190 | $57,780 | $122,680 | 250 | $61,893 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $58,830 | $42,450 | $66,940 | 120 | N/A |
| 51 | SDSouth Dakota | $57,900 | $52,820 | $105,250 | 100 | $65,360 |
| 52 | ALAlabama | $48,120 | $18,550 | $85,260 | 590 | $54,175 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Labor Relations Specialists, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $118,370, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $113,783.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Labor Relations Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Labor Relations Specialists the most?
New Jersey reports the highest median wage for Labor Relations Specialists at $118,370 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($115,600) and Massachusetts ($111,260).
Which state pays Labor Relations Specialists the least?
Alabama reports the lowest median for Labor Relations Specialists at $48,120 a year, $70,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Labor Relations Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $113,783 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $101,220. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.