State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,520. In Iowa, $128,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+4.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $167,520
- p25
- $101,730
- p75
- $217,750
- p10
- $66,810
- p90
- $304,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Iowa
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $128,490
- p25
- $85,520
- p75
- $214,560
- p10
- $62,810
- p90
- $358,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -10%
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.