State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Computer User Support Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,950. In Iowa, $58,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.6%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+10%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $80,950
- p25
- $66,410
- p75
- $100,730
- p10
- $59,980
- p90
- $120,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Iowa
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $58,810
- p25
- $47,820
- p75
- $73,700
- p10
- $37,740
- p90
- $85,680
- 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.