State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Janitorial Workers salary: California vs Iowa
First-Line Supervisors of Janitorial Workers in California earn a median of $61,470. In Iowa, $47,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+3.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
First-Line Supervisors of Janitorial Workers
- Median
- $61,470
- p25
- $47,850
- p75
- $74,120
- p10
- $40,870
- p90
- $82,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Iowa
First-Line Supervisors of Janitorial Workers
- Median
- $47,200
- p25
- $39,050
- p75
- $58,100
- p10
- $36,330
- p90
- $66,110
- 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.