Iowa City, IA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$96,116

Total DOL Filings

2,753

Companies Hiring

204

Cost of Living Index

90.3

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Iowa City, IA$96,116

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Iowa City, IA is 57.8% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Iowa City

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
The University of Iowa	2,033	$68,195	Other
HCL America INC	151	$84,115	Staffing
NCS Pearson, Inc.	132	$92,310	Other
ACT Inc	116	$81,987	Other
University of Iowa	70	$160,000	Other
L&T Technology Services LLC	59	$71,760	Other
Infosys Limited	32	$77,487	Staffing
IOWA CITY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC)	22	$209,394	Other
Iowa City VA Health Care System	19	$246,605	Other
Tavant Technologies Inc.	18	$97,157	Other
Wipro Limited	16	$72,301	Staffing
Ness USA, Inc.	16	$83,782	Other
IOWA CITY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL C	13	$175,001	Other
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	11	$69,200	Other
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	8	$56,000	Other
HCL Global Systems Inc	8	$87,422	Other
NCS Pearson, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Pearson plc	6	$97,594	Other
MERCY HOSPITAL, IOWA CITY, IOWA	6	$362,500	Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION	6	$70,990	Staffing
Randstad Technologies, LLC	6	$110,000	Other
Anveta Inc	5	$79,529	Other
Populus Group LLC	5	$107,016	Other
E-GIANTS TECHNOLOGIES LLC	5	$83,970	Other
Pioneer Consulting, LLC	5	$89,128	Other
Beacon Hill Staffing Group LLC	4	$104,000	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Iowa City

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$145,000	+78.3%	19
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$120,504	+11.3%	6
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,000	+3.7%	119
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,000	-24%	18
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,800	+3.2%	18
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	$77,182	N/A	8
Psychologists, All Other	$75,000	-39.4%	15
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,590	-8.7%	5
Financial and Investment Analysts	$67,650	-23.9%	9
Industrial Engineers	$65,291	-34.7%	9
Environmental Engineers	$65,221	-32.1%	5
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,000	-15.3%	6
Statisticians	$62,834	-27.1%	26
Management Analysts	$61,885	-24.7%	10
Instructional Coordinators	$61,500	-18%	13
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$61,487	-33%	12
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$60,000	-13.3%	17
Mechanical Engineers	$60,000	-38.5%	15
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$59,100	+61.2%	129
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$55,723	-26.9%	31

BLS Wage Survey Data - Iowa

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Iowa.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Nurse Anesthetists	$229,950	580
Orthodontists	$223,020	30
Chief Executives	$178,530	3,520
Dentists, General	$174,990	850
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$170,810	N/A
Aerospace Engineers	$150,010	N/A
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,870	1,520
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,610	3,650
Nurse Midwives	$136,450	70
Physician Assistants	$133,400	1,200

Salary Trend in Iowa City, IA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Iowa City, IA has a cost of living index of 90.3, which is 9.7% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $110,742 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$145,000	$160,576
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$120,504	$133,449
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,000	$121,816
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,000	$94,131
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,800	$89,480

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Popular Salary Pages in Iowa City, IA

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Biochemists and Biophysicists Biological Scientists, All Other

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Iowa City, IA