State comparison · 2025
Labor Relations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Labor Relations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $115,600. In Iowa, $79,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+16.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $115,600
- p25
- $97,650
- p75
- $153,990
- p10
- $81,690
- p90
- $160,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Iowa
Labor Relations Specialists
- Median
- $79,140
- p25
- $75,800
- p75
- $125,420
- p10
- $61,020
- p90
- $151,890
- 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.