State comparison · 2025
Statisticians salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Statisticians in District of Columbia earn a median of $140,670. In Iowa, $80,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.2% — not 75.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.5%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+40.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Statisticians
- Median
- $140,670
- p25
- $108,160
- p75
- $166,230
- p10
- $80,980
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
Iowa
Statisticians
- Median
- $80,150
- p25
- $50,850
- p75
- $98,840
- p10
- $43,710
- p90
- $129,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.