State comparison · 2025
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,300. In Iowa, $51,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 72.3% — not 115.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+115.7%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+72.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
- Median
- $110,300
- p25
- $86,440
- p75
- $126,410
- p10
- $70,100
- p90
- $170,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Iowa
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
- Median
- $51,140
- p25
- $40,050
- p75
- $54,990
- p10
- $39,020
- p90
- $54,990
- 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.