State comparison · 2025
Amusement and Recreation Attendants salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Amusement and Recreation Attendants in Alaska earn a median of $45,680. In Iowa, $27,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.8% — not 66.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.5%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+42.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Median
- $45,680
- p25
- $38,890
- p75
- $46,790
- p10
- $32,720
- p90
- $54,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Iowa
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Median
- $27,430
- p25
- $22,870
- p75
- $29,090
- p10
- $21,340
- p90
- $34,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.