Labor Relations Specialists Salary in the US
A labor relations specialists earns a national median of $95,420 a year (mean $98,720) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #162 of 825.
How much does a labor relations specialists earn in the US?
A labor relations specialists in the United States earns a median of $95,420 a year (mean $98,720), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 64,810 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1075), ranked #162 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$95,420
per year
Mean
$98,720
per year
Employment
64,810
US workers
National rank
#162
of 825 by median
What a labor relations specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a labor relations specialists (SOC 13-1075) earns a median annual wage of $95,420 and a mean (average) of $98,720. The median is the midpoint — half of labor relations specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a labor relations specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for labor relations specialists is $95,420, and the mean (average) is $98,720. The median is the midpoint — half of labor relations specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does labor relations specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $95,420, a labor relations specialists earns 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many labor relations specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 64,810 labor relations specialists employed nationally (SOC 13-1075), across all industries.
- Where does this labor relations specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-1075. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-1075 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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