State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
General and Operations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $168,000. In Iowa, $87,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.1% — not 91.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+91.6%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+53.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $168,000
- p25
- $127,110
- p75
- $204,890
- p10
- $88,590
- p90
- $312,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Iowa
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $87,690
- p25
- $60,200
- p75
- $129,990
- p10
- $42,850
- p90
- $191,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.