State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,530. In Iowa, $77,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 44%.
Nominal pay gap
+44%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $83,050
- p75
- $156,730
- p10
- $71,470
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -3%
Iowa
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $77,440
- p25
- $62,090
- p75
- $98,150
- p10
- $51,420
- p90
- $123,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +17%
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.