How Much Do Labor Relations Specialists Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Labor Relations Specialists

Labor Relations Specialists resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

Salary
$74870
Becoming One
Hard
Education
Bachelor's degree
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth
Low

Personality



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$74870 per year
Hourly wage
$36 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$19,520 to $46,440 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$9 to $22 per hour

Entry-level Labor Relations Specialists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $19,520 to $46,440 per year or $9 to $22 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
B

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Labor Relations Specialists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $62 $128,600
Senior (Top 25%) $48 $99,940
Middle (Mid 50%) $35 $73,240
Junior (Bottom 25%) $22 $46,440
No experience (Bottom 10%) $9 $19,520

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
NJ $54 $112,150
DC $47 $97,200
OR $45 $92,820
HI $44 $92,080
CO $44 $91,140
NY $43 $89,030
SC $42 $87,200
MD $42 $86,760
WA $41 $86,300
RI $41 $85,740

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Labor Relations Specialist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NJ doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NJ might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Labor Relations Specialists are in the states of NJ, DC, OR, HI and CO.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $120110 $57.75
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $105830 $50.88
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $102100 $49.09
Machinery Manufacturing $99870 $48.02
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $99050 $47.62
Natural Gas Distribution $98150 $47.19
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $97250 $46.75
Scientific Research and Development Services $97070 $46.67
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $95200 $45.77
Management of Companies and Enterprises $94830 $45.59
Rail Transportation $94710 $45.53
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $92630 $44.54
Nondepository Credit Intermediation $91380 $43.93
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $91280 $43.89
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $91230 $43.86
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $91130 $43.81
Building Equipment Contractors $90110 $43.32
Business Support Services $89800 $43.17
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers $88900 $42.74
Junior Colleges $88400 $42.50
Building Material and Supplies Dealers $88040 $42.33
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $87920 $42.27
Computer Systems Design and Related Services $87300 $41.97
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $86980 $41.82
Legal Services $86400 $41.54
Elementary and Secondary Schools $85920 $41.31
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $84440 $40.60
Postal Service (Federal Government) $83480 $40.13
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $82340 $39.59
Warehousing and Storage $81790 $39.32

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