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State comparison · 2025

Education Administrators salary: Connecticut vs Iowa

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Education Administrators in Connecticut earn a median of $156,240. In Iowa, $104,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27% — not 49.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+49.9%
Connecticut vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+27%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Connecticut

Education Administrators

Median
$156,240
p25
$124,030
p75
$171,910
p10
$86,840
p90
$194,310
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.6
See full breakdown for Connecticut

Iowa

Education Administrators

Median
$104,260
p25
$97,830
p75
$130,000
p10
$77,350
p90
$154,000
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
See full breakdown for Iowa

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.