The highest-paying states for labor relations specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of labor relations specialists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $114,980, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for labor relations specialists. It is followed by North Dakota (average annual salary $107,140). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of labor relations specialists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $114,980 |
$80,990 | 250 |
| 2 | North Dakota | $107,140 |
$53,240 | 110 |
| 3 | Alaska | $103,330 |
$63,050 | 100 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $101,350 |
$58,330 | 4,990 |
| 5 | California | $99,830 |
$59,590 | 6,720 |
| 6 | Colorado | $99,550 |
$50,400 | 630 |
| 7 | Oregon | $99,270 |
$61,760 | 1,110 |
| 8 | New York | $98,280 |
$50,140 | 6,180 |
| 9 | Maryland | $97,080 |
$68,900 | 650 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $95,940 |
$38,630 | 3,540 |
| 11 | Wyoming | $95,040 |
$53,670 | 100 |
| 12 | Washington | $94,400 |
$48,990 | 2,540 |
| 13 | Arizona | $92,860 |
$64,940 | 380 |
| 14 | New Mexico | $91,940 |
$23,920 | 170 |
| 15 | Missouri | $87,370 |
$50,350 | 940 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $87,160 |
$51,430 | 1,120 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $84,930 |
$19,980 | 280 |
| 18 | Maine | $84,510 |
$46,140 | 240 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $84,020 |
$44,890 | 2,040 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $83,500 |
$49,850 | 2,160 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $83,440 |
$19,010 | 130 |
| 22 | Montana | $82,620 |
$20,610 | 130 |
| 23 | Delaware | $81,230 |
$51,080 | 320 |
| 24 | Tennessee | $81,120 |
$19,070 | 490 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $79,630 |
$20,610 | 260 |
| 26 | Ohio | $78,930 |
$25,430 | 3,740 |
| 27 | Illinois | $78,840 |
$27,510 | 3,010 |
| 28 | Georgia | $78,670 |
$20,330 | 920 |
| 29 | Iowa | $78,580 |
$17,790 | 610 |
| 30 | Idaho | $78,560 |
$18,720 | 160 |
| 31 | Michigan | $78,210 |
$47,000 | 2,810 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $78,030 |
$18,830 | 700 |
| 33 | Vermont | $77,060 |
$62,850 | 100 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $76,840 |
$58,450 | 420 |
| 35 | Nevada | $76,840 |
$38,250 | 440 |
| 36 | Rhode Island | $76,130 |
$48,320 | 550 |
| 37 | Florida | $75,120 |
$40,990 | 1,780 |
| 38 | Texas | $74,430 |
$41,230 | 2,090 |
| 39 | Indiana | $73,060 |
$33,520 | 2,680 |
| 40 | Virginia | $72,880 |
$22,880 | 950 |
| 41 | Utah | $67,490 |
$63,660 | 140 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $64,010 |
$20,540 | 240 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $62,990 |
$36,660 | 100 |
| 44 | Kansas | $61,850 |
$19,460 | 460 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $60,210 |
$19,390 | 600 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $58,860 |
$19,660 | 190 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $58,420 |
$18,490 | 330 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $48,570 |
$17,670 | 2,780 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $46,590 |
$36,750 | 40 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $46,030 |
$17,680 | 250 |
| 51 | Alabama | $44,550 |
$17,780 | 580 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $43,840 |
$22,880 | 230 |