State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs Iowa
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In Iowa, $52,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 51.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.1%
Connecticut vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $78,970
- p25
- $62,030
- p75
- $100,510
- p10
- $48,660
- p90
- $109,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Iowa
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $52,250
- p25
- $45,460
- p75
- $65,040
- p10
- $39,240
- p90
- $81,170
- 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.