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$69,935 USD £54,928 GBP		$42,000 USD £32,987 GBP		Gross income Net (after tax)

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Average Salary / Iowa

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Average salary in Iowa is $69,935 USD per year. The most typical earning is $42,000 USD. All data are based on 113 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $76,500 USD. Women receive a salary of $69,500 USD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians V with average income $140,700 USD and Management & Business with income $114,300 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $82,500 USD. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of $79,700 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $95,300 USD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive $80,700 USD.

Levels / Iowa (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	1	100% 0.88%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	2	99.12% 1.77%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	0	n/a
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	7	97.35% 6.19%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	8	91.15% 7.08%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	11	84.07% 9.73%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	10	74.34% 8.85%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	11	65.49% 9.73%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	6	55.75% 5.31%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	8	50.44% 7.08%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	5	43.36% 4.42%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	6	38.94% 5.31%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	3	33.63% 2.65%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	7	30.97% 6.19%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	3	24.78% 2.65%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	2	22.12% 1.77%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	1	20.35% 0.88%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	8	19.47% 7.08%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	2	12.39% 1.77%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	0	n/a
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	3	10.62% 2.65%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	3	7.96% 2.65%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	1	5.31% 0.88%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	1	4.42% 0.88%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	0	n/a
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	0	n/a
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	0	n/a
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	1	3.54% 0.88%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	0	n/a
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	0	n/a
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	0	n/a
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	1	2.65% 0.88%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	0	n/a
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	2	1.77% 1.77%

Gender / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	53	$76,500 USD
2	Women	29	$69,500 USD

Education / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	2	$82,500 USD
2	Bachelors Degree	50	$79,700 USD
3	Masters Degree	19	$78,600 USD
4	Some College	33	$57,000 USD
5	High School	8	$42,400 USD
6	Bellow H. School	1	$38,000 USD

Experience / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	28	$95,300 USD
2	12-16 Years	14	$80,700 USD
3	16-20 Years	9	$75,900 USD
4	8-12 Years	21	$62,100 USD
5	4-8 Years	19	$58,800 USD
6	1-2 Years	6	$50,300 USD
7	2-4 Years	10	$47,300 USD
8	0-1 Year	6	$37,800 USD

Age / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	4	$152,500 USD
2	46-50	9	$90,700 USD
3	36-40	11	$76,100 USD
4	56-60	5	$76,000 USD
5	31-35	14	$70,800 USD
6	51-55	8	$69,900 USD
7	41-45	15	$68,100 USD
8	n/a	31	$59,100 USD
9	26-30	11	$57,600 USD
10	21-25	3	$49,000 USD
11	14-20	2	$37,300 USD

Work Type / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	3	$86,700 USD
2	Permanent	106	$70,700 USD
3	Part Time	2	$42,300 USD
4	Contract	2	$31,500 USD

Cities / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Des Moines	113	$69,900 USD

Career Groups / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians V	4	$140,700 USD
2	Management & Business	12	$114,300 USD
3	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	$96,000 USD
4	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	4	$82,500 USD
5	IT & Programming	7	$80,200 USD
6	Military	1	$80,000 USD
7	Engineers & Technicians	3	$78,800 USD
8	Salesmen & Saleswomen	4	$76,500 USD
9	IT & Programming II	5	$71,300 USD
10	Public Sector	1	$66,600 USD
11	Human Resources	11	$65,100 USD
12	Health Care & Medical	3	$64,600 USD
13	Customer Services	2	$62,300 USD
14	Insurance	5	$61,200 USD
15	Accounting & Administration	12	$58,600 USD
16	Finance & Banking	7	$58,100 USD
17	Health Care & Medical II	5	$56,100 USD
18	Agriculture & Fishing	2	$55,000 USD
19	Construction & Labor Workers	1	$50,000 USD
20	Security & Fireguard	1	$50,000 USD
21	Education & University	9	$48,300 USD
22	Logistics, Road, Railway	1	$48,000 USD
23	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	4	$42,100 USD
24	Sports & Recreation	1	$37,400 USD
25	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	3	$36,200 USD
26	Making Design	2	$35,000 USD
27	Engineers & Technicians III	1	$31,900 USD

Careers / Iowa (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Director	2	$202,500 USD
2	Sales Executives	1	$200,000 USD
3	Salesmen or Saleswomen	1	$165,000 USD
4	Other Engineer Career	4	$140,700 USD
5	CEO	1	$120,000 USD
6	General Manager	1	$118,000 USD
7	Financial Adviser	1	$100,000 USD
8	Insurance Broker	1	$100,000 USD
9	Software Developer	1	$100,000 USD
10	Civil Engineer	2	$96,000 USD
11	Accountant Executive	1	$95,000 USD
12	Manager	2	$92,500 USD
13	Customer Service Manager	1	$90,000 USD
14	Other Sales Career	1	$90,000 USD
15	IT Manager	2	$89,000 USD
16	Business Administration	1	$87,000 USD
17	Product Manager	2	$85,000 USD
18	Operations Manager	2	$84,900 USD
19	Electrical Engineer	1	$83,500 USD
20	Other IT Career	1	$82,000 USD
21	Military Officer	1	$80,000 USD
22	Practical Nurse	1	$80,000 USD
23	Engineer	2	$76,500 USD
24	Human Resource	1	$75,000 USD
25	Network Administrator	1	$74,500 USD
26	PACS Administrator	1	$70,000 USD
27	Bank Manager	1	$69,000 USD
28	Software Engineer	3	$66,600 USD
29	Human Resources Manager	7	$65,900 USD
30	Math Teacher	1	$60,000 USD
31	Other Human Resource Career	3	$59,700 USD
32	Registered Nurse	1	$56,500 USD
33	Office Administrator	2	$56,300 USD
34	Senior Accountant	1	$55,500 USD
35	Other Agriculture Career	2	$55,000 USD
36	Commercial Insurance	2	$55,000 USD
37	Secondary School Teacher	2	$54,000 USD
38	Teacher	2	$53,000 USD
39	Financial Analyst	2	$50,000 USD
40	Construction Worker	1	$50,000 USD
41	Banks	1	$50,000 USD
42	Accountant	1	$50,000 USD
43	Other Finance Career	1	$50,000 USD
44	Database Administrator	2	$49,100 USD
45	Quality Controller	1	$48,000 USD
46	Truck Driver	1	$48,000 USD
47	Medical Technician	1	$45,300 USD
48	Product Development	1	$41,000 USD
49	Administrative Assistant	4	$38,000 USD
50	Financial Accountant	1	$38,000 USD
51	Fitness Coach	1	$37,400 USD
52	Call Center	1	$34,500 USD
53	Other Medical Career	2	$32,000 USD
54	Hydraulic and Pneumatic Technician	1	$31,900 USD
55	Lead Cook	1	$31,500 USD
56	Store Manager	1	$30,000 USD
57	Other Education Career	1	$30,000 USD
58	Cook	1	$17,000 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Exercise Specialist

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fitness knowledge."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$37,400 USD

Office Admin

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CREATING PURCHASE ORDERS
ASSISTING WITH SCHEDULING
FILING
LOCATING ITEMS 
WORKING WITH LOCAL PRODUCT DEALERS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	$37,500 USD

Corporate Financial Officer

Posted 04 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial Statements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$95,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 14 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineer management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$117,000 USD

Qa Technician

Posted 09 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, SOP's, Material Specifications, USDA submissions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$45,300 USD

Mechanical

Posted 20 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and development of product for future and exisiting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Engineer Project Administrator

Posted 05 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"LEAD A TEAM OF ENGINEERS, TRAINING, TRACKING, ETC."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	$87,000 USD

Telecommunications Specialist

Posted 26 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Central office technician."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	$82,000 USD

Store Manager

Posted 18 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Make sure the store is runnig."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$30,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 27 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Troubleshooting welding tig, mig critical decision making."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

General Manager

Posted 04 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I manage a $7-9 Million dollar manufacturing business with 30 employees."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$118,000 USD

President

Posted 05 December 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"President of an agriculuture technology company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Seed Crop Production

Posted 20 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am in charge of growing hybrid agricultural row crops from parent seed."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

ECONOMY / Iowa

According to CNBC's list of Top States for Business in 2011, Iowa is the sixth best state in the U.S from overall score, and 1st in the category: Cost of Doing Business. This includes utility costs, all taxes, and other doing business costs.

Manufacturing is the Iowa largest sector and include food processing as the state largest production, heavy machinery, and agricultural chemicals.

Average salary in Iowa is higher than U.S. average. As example average salaries in IT sectors are around $76,000 for Senior workers. Mechanical engineers in Iowa earn on average around $60,000.