13 Series · SOC 13-1075
Labor Relations Specialists
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$93,500
per year
Median Hourly
$44.95/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$97,130
average
Employment
64,590
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$49,880
25th Percentile
$67,670
Median
$93,500
75th Percentile
$123,090
90th Percentile
$153,440
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $124,930 | +34% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $124,770 | +33% above national |
| 3 | New Jersey | $118,940 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $108,110 | +16% above national |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $106,070 | +13% above national |
| 6 | North Dakota | $105,590 | +13% above national |
| 7 | California | $105,320 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $103,210 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Hawaii | $102,070 | +9% above national |
| 10 | New Mexico | $100,420 | +7% above national |
| 11 | New York | $98,200 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Wyoming | $97,620 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $97,490 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $96,710 | +3% above national |
| 15 | West Virginia | $96,410 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Maine | $95,740 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Minnesota | $95,640 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Maryland | $95,450 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Illinois | $95,080 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Missouri | $93,910 | same as national |
| 21 | Virginia | $92,410 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Delaware | $91,910 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Utah | $91,730 | 2% below national |
| 24 | North Carolina | $88,270 | 6% below national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $85,620 | 8% below national |
| 26 | Idaho | $84,100 | 10% below national |
| 27 | Vermont | $83,420 | 11% below national |
| 28 | Colorado | $82,120 | 12% below national |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $82,080 | 12% below national |
| 30 | Indiana | $81,820 | 12% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $81,360 | 13% below national |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $79,330 | 15% below national |
| 33 | Michigan | $78,600 | 16% below national |
| 34 | Iowa | $78,260 | 16% below national |
| 35 | South Dakota | $78,180 | 16% below national |
| 36 | Texas | $77,750 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Arizona | $76,820 | 18% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $76,810 | 18% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $76,490 | 18% below national |
| 40 | Georgia | $75,910 | 19% below national |
| 41 | Nevada | $75,730 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Louisiana | $75,280 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Kansas | $73,020 | 22% below national |
| 44 | Rhode Island | $72,360 | 23% below national |
| 45 | Mississippi | $71,550 | 23% below national |
| 46 | Tennessee | $66,640 | 29% below national |
| 47 | Montana | $64,360 | 31% below national |
| 48 | South Carolina | $62,370 | 33% below national |
| 49 | Kentucky | $61,800 | 34% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $58,680 | 37% below national |
| 51 | Alabama | $56,360 | 40% below national |
| 52 | Arkansas | $53,450 | 43% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $145,360 | +55% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $126,460 | +35% above national |
| 3 | Worcester, MA | $123,430 | +32% above national |
| 4 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $118,970 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $118,620 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $116,420 | +25% above national |
| 7 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $116,420 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Anchorage, AK | $115,830 | +24% above national |
| 9 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $115,370 | +23% above national |
| 10 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $112,630 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $109,920 | +18% above national |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $106,180 | +14% above national |
| 13 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $105,830 | +13% above national |
| 14 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $105,710 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $105,180 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Fresno, CA | $105,170 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Bellingham, WA | $104,820 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $104,260 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $104,170 | +11% above national |
| 20 | Williamsport, PA | $103,630 | +11% above national |
| 21 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $103,380 | +11% above national |
| 22 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $103,200 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $103,090 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $102,470 | +10% above national |
| 25 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $102,320 | +9% above national |
| 26 | Rockford, IL | $102,290 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $102,070 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $102,040 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $101,710 | +9% above national |
| 30 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $101,440 | +8% above national |
| 31 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $101,240 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Altoona, PA | $101,120 | +8% above national |
| 33 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $100,970 | +8% above national |
| 34 | Albuquerque, NM | $100,770 | +8% above national |
| 35 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $100,730 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $100,610 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $100,600 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Rochester, MN | $100,170 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $99,540 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $99,450 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Salinas, CA | $99,440 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $99,310 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $99,150 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $99,120 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $99,120 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Modesto, CA | $99,040 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Syracuse, NY | $99,040 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $98,490 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Madison, WI | $98,300 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Terre Haute, IN | $98,070 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $97,820 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Ann Arbor, MI | $97,620 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Charleston, WV | $97,570 | +4% above national |
| 54 | Tulsa, OK | $97,490 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $97,440 | +4% above national |
| 56 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $97,340 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Binghamton, NY | $97,210 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $97,200 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Visalia, CA | $96,220 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $95,790 | +2% above national |
| 61 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $95,750 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $95,730 | +2% above national |
| 63 | New Haven, CT | $95,420 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $94,700 | +1% above national |
| 65 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $94,390 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Medford, OR | $94,350 | +1% above national |
| 67 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $93,400 | same as national |
| 68 | Decatur, IL | $93,270 | same as national |
| 69 | Salem, OR | $93,020 | 1% below national |
| 70 | Richmond, VA | $92,630 | 1% below national |
| 71 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $92,230 | 1% below national |
| 72 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $92,170 | 1% below national |
| 73 | Elmira, NY | $91,790 | 2% below national |
| 74 | Yakima, WA | $91,780 | 2% below national |
| 75 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $91,720 | 2% below national |
| 76 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $91,610 | 2% below national |
| 77 | Peoria, IL | $91,430 | 2% below national |
| 78 | Rochester, NY | $90,220 | 4% below national |
| 79 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $89,540 | 4% below national |
| 80 | Mansfield, OH | $89,330 | 4% below national |
| 81 | St. Cloud, MN | $89,050 | 5% below national |
| 82 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $89,050 | 5% below national |
| 83 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $88,760 | 5% below national |
| 84 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $88,550 | 5% below national |
| 85 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $87,430 | 6% below national |
| 86 | Charlottesville, VA | $86,850 | 7% below national |
| 87 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $86,150 | 8% below national |
| 88 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $86,090 | 8% below national |
| 89 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $86,050 | 8% below national |
| 90 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $85,900 | 8% below national |
| 91 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $85,880 | 8% below national |
| 92 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $85,660 | 8% below national |
| 93 | Utica-Rome, NY | $85,540 | 9% below national |
| 94 | Wichita, KS | $85,460 | 9% below national |
| 95 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $85,070 | 9% below national |
| 96 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $84,440 | 10% below national |
| 97 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $84,420 | 10% below national |
| 98 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $84,270 | 10% below national |
| 99 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $83,950 | 10% below national |
| 100 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $83,770 | 10% below national |
| 101 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $83,310 | 11% below national |
| 102 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $83,100 | 11% below national |
| 103 | Dover, DE | $83,090 | 11% below national |
| 104 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $82,950 | 11% below national |
| 105 | Springfield, MO | $82,870 | 11% below national |
| 106 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $82,680 | 12% below national |
| 107 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $82,360 | 12% below national |
| 108 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $82,290 | 12% below national |
| 109 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $82,280 | 12% below national |
| 110 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $82,120 | 12% below national |
| 111 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $81,980 | 12% below national |
| 112 | Duluth, MN-WI | $81,920 | 12% below national |
| 113 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $81,800 | 13% below national |
| 114 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $81,780 | 13% below national |
| 115 | Roanoke, VA | $81,770 | 13% below national |
| 116 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $81,760 | 13% below national |
| 117 | Omaha, NE-IA | $81,570 | 13% below national |
| 118 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $81,480 | 13% below national |
| 119 | Lincoln, NE | $81,360 | 13% below national |
| 120 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $81,130 | 13% below national |
| 121 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $81,030 | 13% below national |
| 122 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $81,020 | 13% below national |
| 123 | Boise City, ID | $80,920 | 13% below national |
| 124 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $80,760 | 14% below national |
| 125 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $80,670 | 14% below national |
| 126 | Fort Wayne, IN | $80,670 | 14% below national |
| 127 | Billings, MT | $80,500 | 14% below national |
| 128 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $80,340 | 14% below national |
| 129 | Battle Creek, MI | $80,110 | 14% below national |
| 130 | Evansville, IN | $79,820 | 15% below national |
| 131 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $79,730 | 15% below national |
| 132 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $79,660 | 15% below national |
| 133 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $79,540 | 15% below national |
| 134 | Midland, MI | $79,500 | 15% below national |
| 135 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $79,480 | 15% below national |
| 136 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $79,340 | 15% below national |
| 137 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $79,160 | 15% below national |
| 138 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $79,090 | 15% below national |
| 139 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $79,080 | 15% below national |
| 140 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $79,010 | 15% below national |
| 141 | Columbus, OH | $78,990 | 16% below national |
| 142 | Bismarck, ND | $78,750 | 16% below national |
| 143 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $78,730 | 16% below national |
| 144 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $78,590 | 16% below national |
| 145 | Appleton, WI | $78,580 | 16% below national |
| 146 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $78,460 | 16% below national |
| 147 | Lima, OH | $78,360 | 16% below national |
| 148 | Pittsburgh, PA | $78,220 | 16% below national |
| 149 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $78,220 | 16% below national |
| 150 | Columbus, IN | $78,080 | 16% below national |
| 151 | Springfield, MA | $77,800 | 17% below national |
| 152 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $77,790 | 17% below national |
| 153 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $77,750 | 17% below national |
| 154 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $77,750 | 17% below national |
| 155 | Springfield, IL | $77,670 | 17% below national |
| 156 | Jacksonville, FL | $77,620 | 17% below national |
| 157 | Reading, PA | $77,600 | 17% below national |
| 158 | Oklahoma City, OK | $77,500 | 17% below national |
| 159 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $77,470 | 17% below national |
| 160 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $77,360 | 17% below national |
| 161 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $77,240 | 17% below national |
| 162 | Dubuque, IA | $77,000 | 18% below national |
| 163 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $77,000 | 18% below national |
| 164 | Flint, MI | $76,840 | 18% below national |
| 165 | Kokomo, IN | $76,700 | 18% below national |
| 166 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $76,650 | 18% below national |
| 167 | Saginaw, MI | $76,650 | 18% below national |
| 168 | Akron, OH | $76,480 | 18% below national |
| 169 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $76,400 | 18% below national |
| 170 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $76,280 | 18% below national |
| 171 | Cleveland, OH | $76,170 | 19% below national |
| 172 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $76,160 | 19% below national |
| 173 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $76,120 | 19% below national |
| 174 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $76,080 | 19% below national |
| 175 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $76,040 | 19% below national |
| 176 | Toledo, OH | $75,870 | 19% below national |
| 177 | Reno, NV | $75,860 | 19% below national |
| 178 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $75,510 | 19% below national |
| 179 | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,310 | 19% below national |
| 180 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $75,280 | 19% below national |
| 181 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $75,170 | 20% below national |
| 182 | York-Hanover, PA | $75,100 | 20% below national |
| 183 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $74,950 | 20% below national |
| 184 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $74,600 | 20% below national |
| 185 | Erie, PA | $74,290 | 21% below national |
| 186 | Asheville, NC | $73,930 | 21% below national |
| 187 | Green Bay, WI | $73,810 | 21% below national |
| 188 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $73,630 | 21% below national |
| 189 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $73,530 | 21% below national |
| 190 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $72,560 | 22% below national |
| 191 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $72,510 | 22% below national |
| 192 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $72,320 | 23% below national |
| 193 | Jackson, MS | $71,350 | 24% below national |
| 194 | Winston-Salem, NC | $70,690 | 24% below national |
| 195 | Tucson, AZ | $70,400 | 25% below national |
| 196 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $69,780 | 25% below national |
| 197 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $69,170 | 26% below national |
| 198 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $68,250 | 27% below national |
| 199 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $68,190 | 27% below national |
| 200 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $66,960 | 28% below national |
| 201 | Topeka, KS | $65,650 | 30% below national |
| 202 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $65,180 | 30% below national |
| 203 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $64,170 | 31% below national |
| 204 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,830 | 32% below national |
| 205 | Helena, MT | $63,010 | 33% below national |
| 206 | Lancaster, PA | $62,790 | 33% below national |
| 207 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $62,120 | 34% below national |
| 208 | Birmingham, AL | $61,570 | 34% below national |
| 209 | Tallahassee, FL | $61,280 | 34% below national |
| 210 | Montgomery, AL | $60,770 | 35% below national |
| 211 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $60,470 | 35% below national |
| 212 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,280 | 36% below national |
| 213 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,260 | 36% below national |
| 214 | El Paso, TX | $59,400 | 36% below national |
| 215 | Eau Claire, WI | $59,060 | 37% below national |
| 216 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,060 | 37% below national |
| 217 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $58,160 | 38% below national |
| 218 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $57,920 | 38% below national |
| 219 | Knoxville, TN | $56,650 | 39% below national |
| 220 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $54,770 | 41% below national |
| 221 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $53,740 | 43% below national |
| 222 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $51,160 | 45% below national |
| 223 | Gainesville, FL | $50,530 | 46% below national |
| 224 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,470 | 47% below national |
| 225 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | 49% below national |
| 226 | Columbia, SC | $47,510 | 49% below national |
| 227 | Mobile, AL | $35,570 | 62% below national |
| 228 | Savannah, GA | $32,880 | 65% below national |
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