SOC 13-1075 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Labor Relations Specialists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$95,420

U.S. median hourly wage$45.87

U.S. employment64,810

Nationally, labor relations specialists earned a median of $95,420 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 64,810 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Labor Relations Specialists: pay and employment by state
State
New Jersey	$118,370	$56.91	3,700	0.9
District of Columbia	$115,600	$55.58	160	0.2
Massachusetts	$111,260	$53.49	1,660	0.5
California	$105,810	$50.87	8,830	0.5
Illinois	$104,180	$50.09	3,670	0.6
Washington	$104,100	$50.05	2,760	0.8
North Dakota	$101,220	$48.66	90	0.2
Minnesota	$100,760	$48.44	1,710	0.6
New York	$100,500	$48.32	6,860	0.7
Virginia	$98,730	$47.47	990	0.2
Delaware	$97,390	$46.82	280	0.6
Arizona	$97,070	$46.67	790	0.2
Maine	$96,680	$46.48	210	0.3
Wisconsin	$95,750	$46.04	1,690	0.6
Maryland	$94,030	$45.21	890	0.3
Missouri	$93,840	$45.11	1,190	0.4
Idaho	$93,110	$44.77	190	0.2
Pennsylvania	$91,320	$43.90	3,470	0.6
Rhode Island	$88,030	$42.32	410	0.8
West Virginia	$88,020	$42.32	420	0.6
Wyoming	$87,310	$41.98	60	0.2
Colorado	$87,150	$41.90	470	0.2
North Carolina	$86,270	$41.48	690	0.1
Vermont	$85,870	$41.29	120	0.4
New Hampshire	$84,780	$40.76	150	0.2
New Mexico	$83,770	$40.28	120	0.1
Kansas	$82,750	$39.79	370	0.3
Nebraska	$81,910	$39.38	270	0.3
Florida	$81,700	$39.28	1,970	0.2
Georgia	$81,480	$39.17	920	0.2
Oregon	$80,490	$38.70	1,210	0.6
Ohio	$80,150	$38.54	4,100	0.7
Texas	$79,640	$38.29	2,590	0.2
Connecticut	$79,620	$38.28	1,240	0.7
Mississippi	$79,360	$38.15	200	0.2
Iowa	$79,140	$38.05	610	0.4
Louisiana	$78,110	$37.55	170	0.1
South Carolina	$78,050	$37.53	340	0.1
Alaska	$77,870	$37.44	380	1.2
Hawaii	$77,310	$37.17	510	0.8
Nevada	$77,240	$37.13	610	0.4
Indiana	$77,190	$37.11	2,600	0.8
Tennessee	$76,930	$36.98	560	0.2
Michigan	$73,760	$35.46	2,430	0.6
Kentucky	$73,550	$35.36	640	0.3
Montana	$70,360	$33.83	160	0.3
Oklahoma	$62,400	$30.00	250	0.1
Arkansas	$62,070	$29.84	180	0.1
Utah	$61,190	$29.42	250	0.1
Puerto Rico	$58,830	$28.29	120	0.1
South Dakota	$57,900	$27.84	100	0.2
Alabama	$48,120	$23.13	590	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 192 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Labor Relations Specialists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$133,270	$64.07	510	0.4
Vallejo, CA	$131,680	$63.31	100	0.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$128,320	$61.69	40	0.4
Bellingham, WA	$126,160	$60.65	30	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$124,400	$59.81	2,000	0.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$119,200	$57.31	1,990	1.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$118,520	$56.98	1,280	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$115,940	$55.74	160	0.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$112,740	$54.20	100	0.8
Worcester, MA	$112,230	$53.96	140	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$108,760	$52.29	60	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$107,470	$51.67	6,930	0.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$106,530	$51.22	380	1.6
Visalia, CA	$105,850	$50.89	40	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$105,250	$50.60	510	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$105,210	$50.58	120	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$105,210	$50.58	790	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$103,790	$49.90	930	0.9
Decatur, IL	$103,780	$49.89	70	1.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$103,570	$49.79	3,090	0.7
Rochester, MN	$103,540	$49.78	50	0.4
State College, PA	$103,460	$49.74	30	0.5
Eau Claire, WI	$103,230	$49.63	70	0.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$102,980	$49.51	3,300	0.5
Peoria, IL	$102,910	$49.48	100	0.6
Erie, PA	$102,870	$49.46	50	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$102,230	$49.15	470	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$102,070	$49.07	150	1.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$102,010	$49.04	750	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$102,000	$49.04	410	0.3
Springfield, IL	$101,980	$49.03	240	2.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$101,970	$49.03	280	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$101,750	$48.92	160	1.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$101,660	$48.87	30	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$101,270	$48.69	1,300	0.7
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$101,250	$48.68	60	0.8
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$101,050	$48.58	140	0.4
Salinas, CA	$100,810	$48.47	50	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$100,520	$48.33	170	1.4
Rockford, IL	$100,480	$48.31	50	0.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$100,150	$48.15	40	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$99,840	$48.00	1,730	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$99,830	$48.00	690	1.5
Fresno, CA	$99,630	$47.90	160	0.3
Morgantown, WV	$99,600	$47.88	40	0.5
Richmond, VA	$99,390	$47.79	250	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$98,910	$47.55	50	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$98,890	$47.54	300	0.2
Bismarck, ND	$98,810	$47.50	50	0.7
Madison, WI	$98,430	$47.32	290	0.7
Charleston, WV	$98,380	$47.30	140	1.3
Appleton, WI	$97,750	$46.99	120	1.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$97,070	$46.67	660	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$96,760	$46.52	170	1.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$96,560	$46.43	50	0.2
Columbus, OH	$96,100	$46.20	720	0.6
Idaho Falls, ID	$95,910	$46.11	30	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$95,760	$46.04	170	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$95,740	$46.03	500	0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$95,550	$45.94	930	0.2
St. Cloud, MN	$95,360	$45.84	30	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$95,350	$45.84	580	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$95,300	$45.82	90	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$95,180	$45.76	90	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$94,650	$45.51	190	0.5
Yakima, WA	$94,210	$45.30	30	0.3
Topeka, KS	$94,140	$45.26	60	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$93,590	$45.00	890	0.7
Springfield, MA	$93,550	$44.98	60	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$93,140	$44.78	520	0.7
Dover, DE	$93,090	$44.76	80	1.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$92,860	$44.64	380	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$92,530	$44.49	40	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$89,940	$43.24	90	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$89,380	$42.97	80	0.3
Dubuque, IA	$89,150	$42.86	40	0.7
Rochester, NY	$88,740	$42.67	260	0.5
Wheeling, WV-OH	$88,370	$42.48	50	0.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$88,020	$42.32	40	1.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$86,590	$41.63	580	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$85,090	$40.91	470	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$84,700	$40.72	30	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$84,390	$40.57	400	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$83,970	$40.37	80	0.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$83,930	$40.35	110	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$83,790	$40.29	70	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$83,650	$40.22	630	0.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$83,640	$40.21	30	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$83,570	$40.18	80	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$83,520	$40.15	80	0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$83,360	$40.08	70	0.2
Medford, OR	$82,580	$39.70	30	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$81,960	$39.40	220	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$81,910	$39.38	120	0.2
Wichita, KS	$81,890	$39.37	170	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$81,710	$39.28	170	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$81,380	$39.13	40	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$81,340	$39.10	50	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$81,340	$39.11	220	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$81,230	$39.05	230	0.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$81,090	$38.98	60	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$80,810	$38.85	50	0.3
Akron, OH	$80,690	$38.79	250	0.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$80,630	$38.77	50	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$80,530	$38.72	380	1.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$80,310	$38.61	350	0.3
Reno, NV	$80,310	$38.61	90	0.3
Mansfield, OH	$80,130	$38.52	40	0.7
Jackson, MS	$80,100	$38.51	70	0.2
Wausau, WI	$80,070	$38.50	50	0.7
Johnstown, PA	$79,990	$38.46	60	1.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$79,980	$38.45	60	0.4
Springfield, MO	$79,870	$38.40	40	0.2
Reading, PA	$79,690	$38.31	40	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$79,550	$38.24	40	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$79,360	$38.15	50	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$79,350	$38.15	200	0.2
New Haven, CT	$79,320	$38.14	250	0.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,240	$38.10	560	0.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$79,130	$38.04	120	1.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$79,110	$38.03	50	0.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$79,060	$38.01	40	0.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$79,050	$38.00	100	1.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$78,920	$37.94	40	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$78,900	$37.93	910	0.8
Toledo, OH	$78,840	$37.91	360	1.3
Green Bay, WI	$78,810	$37.89	110	0.6
Lima, OH	$78,530	$37.75	80	1.6
Terre Haute, IN	$78,430	$37.71	70	1.0
Saginaw, MI	$78,370	$37.68	70	0.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$78,270	$37.63	60	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$78,160	$37.58	800	0.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$78,120	$37.56	50	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$78,110	$37.56	190	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$78,050	$37.52	100	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$77,990	$37.50	310	0.5
Canton-Massillon, OH	$77,810	$37.41	180	1.1
Syracuse, NY	$77,720	$37.36	260	0.9
Tallahassee, FL	$77,620	$37.32	120	0.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$77,540	$37.28	150	0.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$77,530	$37.27	100	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$77,380	$37.20	190	0.9
Utica-Rome, NY	$77,340	$37.18	90	0.7
Baton Rouge, LA	$77,300	$37.16	40	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$77,120	$37.08	490	0.4
Williamsport, PA	$77,120	$37.08	50	0.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$77,020	$37.03	60	0.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$76,980	$37.01	530	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$76,780	$36.91	50	0.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$76,770	$36.91	220	1.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$76,710	$36.88	140	1.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$76,680	$36.87	30	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$76,660	$36.86	90	0.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$76,520	$36.79	90	0.6
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$76,500	$36.78	40	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$76,280	$36.67	200	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$76,140	$36.60	50	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$75,810	$36.45	120	0.9
Salem, OR	$75,460	$36.28	130	0.7
Savannah, GA	$74,560	$35.84	70	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$74,470	$35.80	140	0.2
Paducah, KY-IL	$73,780	$35.47	40	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$73,760	$35.46	1,250	0.7
Evansville, IN	$73,300	$35.24	210	1.6
Asheville, NC	$73,280	$35.23	30	0.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$72,660	$34.93	30	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$72,230	$34.73	50	0.1
Columbia, SC	$71,620	$34.43	70	0.2
Billings, MT	$71,470	$34.36	50	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$71,190	$34.22	410	0.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$70,770	$34.02	460	0.4
El Paso, TX	$69,830	$33.57	50	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$68,650	$33.00	70	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$68,210	$32.79	30	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$66,390	$31.92	250	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$65,370	$31.43	30	0.2
Modesto, CA	$63,640	$30.60	140	0.7
Boise City, ID	$63,600	$30.58	120	0.3
Helena, MT	$62,680	$30.13	40	0.9
Flint, MI	$62,510	$30.05	80	0.6
Anchorage, AK	$61,940	$29.78	270	1.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,880	$29.27	260	1.2
Jefferson City, MO	$59,450	$28.58	90	1.1
Battle Creek, MI	$59,280	$28.50	40	0.7
Tulsa, OK	$58,820	$28.28	110	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$57,320	$27.56	80	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$57,010	$27.41	110	0.2
Midland, MI	$56,960	$27.39	30	0.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$56,900	$27.36	70	0.4
Columbus, IN	$38,920	$18.71	60	1.2
Birmingham, AL	$34,300	$16.49	240	0.5
Mobile, AL	$33,170	$15.95	70	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.