State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Iowa, $123,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 58%.
Nominal pay gap
+58%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
Iowa
Lawyers
- Median
- $123,550
- p25
- $81,860
- p75
- $179,610
- p10
- $63,790
- p90
- $268,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.