State comparison · 2025
Budget Analysts salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Budget Analysts in District of Columbia earn a median of $124,590. In Iowa, $86,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 44%.
Nominal pay gap
+44%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $124,590
- p25
- $101,400
- p75
- $144,680
- p10
- $82,060
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Iowa
Budget Analysts
- Median
- $86,550
- p25
- $77,320
- p75
- $104,120
- p10
- $63,650
- p90
- $134,440
- 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.