State comparison · 2025
Market Research Analysts salary: Delaware vs Iowa
Market Research Analysts in Delaware earn a median of $101,270. In Iowa, $66,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.2% — not 52.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.5%
Delaware vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+34.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Market Research Analysts
- Median
- $101,270
- p25
- $78,040
- p75
- $135,880
- p10
- $51,480
- p90
- $165,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
Iowa
Market Research Analysts
- Median
- $66,390
- p25
- $50,010
- p75
- $85,680
- p10
- $40,160
- p90
- $122,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.