State comparison · 2025
Financial Examiners salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Financial Examiners in District of Columbia earn a median of $198,720. In Iowa, $80,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 97.5% — not 147.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+147.3%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+97.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $198,720
- p25
- $134,470
- p75
- $239,240
- p10
- $84,050
- p90
- $256,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Iowa
Financial Examiners
- Median
- $80,370
- p25
- $62,820
- p75
- $104,580
- p10
- $55,650
- p90
- $149,160
- 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.