State comparison · 2025
Construction Managers salary: Iowa vs Washington
Construction Managers in Washington earn a median of $155,070. In Iowa, $99,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 36%.
Nominal pay gap
-36%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Construction Managers
- Median
- $99,280
- p25
- $78,890
- p75
- $130,920
- p10
- $65,260
- p90
- $167,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
Washington
Construction Managers
- Median
- $155,070
- p25
- $130,010
- p75
- $177,990
- p10
- $105,770
- p90
- $217,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.