State comparison · 2025
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators salary: Illinois vs Iowa
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators in Illinois earn a median of $162,410. In Iowa, $51,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 178.8% — not 217.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+217.6%
Illinois vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+178.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
- Median
- $162,410
- p25
- $83,990
- p75
- $163,190
- p10
- $76,190
- p90
- $163,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Iowa
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
- Median
- $51,140
- p25
- $40,050
- p75
- $54,990
- p10
- $39,020
- p90
- $54,990
- 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.