State comparison · 2025
Human Resources Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $110,970. In Iowa, $66,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 66.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.3%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $110,970
- p25
- $82,270
- p75
- $148,700
- p10
- $65,280
- p90
- $170,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Iowa
Human Resources Specialists
- Median
- $66,710
- p25
- $53,890
- p75
- $85,770
- p10
- $45,400
- p90
- $110,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.