Labor Relations Specialists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $78K, rent takes 25.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,263/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new labor relations specialists typically earn — is $19K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,139/month. At HUD’s $1,263/month FMR, rent would take 111% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 18% below the national median — $78K here vs. $95K nationally. Cost of living is 7% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

South Carolina pays $78K median vs. the U.S. average of $95K — that’s -18%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 93.17), the purchasing-power equivalent is $84K — below the national median.

The median is $78,050 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $18,990, and experienced labor relations specialists can clear $128,010. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,994/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,263/month, which eats 25.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

South Carolina has a Regional Price Parity of 93.17 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median labor relations specialists salary is worth about $83,772 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.