State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Managers, All Other in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Iowa, $128,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.2%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $175,720
- p25
- $156,730
- p75
- $195,190
- p10
- $134,950
- p90
- $221,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Iowa
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $128,080
- p25
- $89,800
- p75
- $165,840
- p10
- $61,280
- p90
- $218,790
- 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.