Iowa H-1B salaries

Employers filed 6,001 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Iowa between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $94,786 a year.

Median salary offered: $94,786
Middle half earn: $74,464 to $120,182
Top 10% earn over: $183,622
Certified filings: 6,001

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
The University of Iowa	864	$84,100	$69,400 – $196,248
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	351	$74,400	$60,000 – $97,344
Rockwell Collins Inc.	326	$108,139	$102,544 – $126,090
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	248	$102,294	$84,895 – $108,930
Deere & Company	89	$116,300	$100,000 – $128,200
Genesis Health System	85	$70,470	$68,182 – $126,880
MAHARISHI International UNIVERSITY	78	$64,000	$50,890 – $69,711
HCL America Inc	68	$90,188	$76,502 – $104,474
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation	62	$355,000	$267,280 – $637,965
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	61	$79,914	$75,338 – $87,069
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	59	$108,000	$78,000 – $187,474
Siri Consultancy Services, Inc.	57	$80,000	$80,000 – $100,840
Cambrex Charles City, Inc.	55	$83,400	$65,312 – $98,712
Corteva Agriscience LLC	48	$110,614	$100,000 – $128,960
Athene Annuity and Life Company	46	$134,424	$110,000 – $143,068
Wellmark, Inc.	42	$90,251	$84,375 – $127,718
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	41	$116,000	$103,200 – $140,000
University of Northern Iowa	40	$72,500	$56,108 – $105,000
UST Global Inc	39	$108,376	$95,500 – $116,125
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center	35	$65,270	$61,526 – $72,155
Trustees of Grinnell College	33	$70,000	$65,000 – $80,000
Conexus Medstaff LLC	33	$46,779	$44,845 – $61,464
L&T Technology Services Limited	33	$85,000	$78,832 – $93,163
Quality Consulting, Inc.	31	$93,600	$82,500 – $117,200
Great River Health System, Inc.	31	$350,000	$305,000 – $437,500
LTIMindtree Limited	30	$95,160	$84,152 – $108,944
Covenant Medical Center, Inc.	29	$276,754	$264,000 – $300,000
Grandison Management, Inc.	29	$66,747	$66,747 – $74,443
Mercy Clinics, Inc.	29	$295,000	$259,472 – $360,000
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	29	$107,500	$90,000 – $119,000
MidAmerican Energy Company	28	$108,334	$97,920 – $121,607
Transamerica Life Insurance Company	27	$101,379	$92,586 – $134,000
Accenture LLP	26	$107,115	$88,356 – $139,718
HNI Corporation	26	$131,450	$120,000 – $143,162
Pella Corporation	26	$107,167	$86,606 – $122,309
Des Moines Independent Community School District	22	$60,045	$54,343 – $73,313
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines	21	$102,209	$89,610 – $122,000
Siri Consultancy Service, Inc.	20	$87,000	$86,590 – $87,000
Cogent Healthcare of Iowa, P.C.	19	$294,653	$256,526 – $294,674
Rogers, Freels & Associates, Inc	19	$94,349	$84,652 – $110,854
Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa	19	$520,000	$221,288 – $583,875
Global Atlantic Financial Company	19	$102,114	$84,660 – $122,142
Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company	16	$98,015	$91,038 – $122,787
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc	16	$96,210	$86,445 – $113,258
Mphasis Corporation	16	$97,000	$81,324 – $131,250
TuniraSoft, LLC	16	$90,000	$90,000 – $90,000
Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp.	16	$69,285	$65,525 – $173,900
MindZone IT Solutions	16	$90,777	$71,462 – $97,588
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company	15	$112,000	$85,000 – $140,000
SciPlay Games, LLC	14	$94,000	$77,706 – $133,200

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	246	$96,304	$85,000 – $106,429
Software Engineer	233	$96,013	$81,994 – $101,000
Clinical Assistant Professor	221	$290,000	$195,000 – $355,401
Assistant Professor	191	$105,000	$90,150 – $123,408
Medical Technologist	189	$58,718	$54,080 – $63,294
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	94	$106,122	$102,294 – $108,930
Senior Engineer, Software Engineering	88	$108,139	$102,544 – $110,266
House Staff Fellow Physician	87	$78,900	$76,300 – $84,100
Senior Software Engineer	83	$118,405	$101,872 – $129,085
Postdoctoral Research Associate	80	$59,000	$56,772 – $61,822
Postdoctoral Research Scholar	72	$62,476	$61,008 – $66,492
House Staff Resident Physician	66	$69,400	$69,400 – $72,700
Principal Engineer, Software Engineering	62	$126,090	$126,090 – $133,494
Assistant Research Scientist	59	$70,000	$67,306 – $74,025
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	44	$84,115	$80,538 – $87,069
Hospitalist	44	$278,720	$267,280 – $325,000
Instructor	43	$65,034	$58,549 – $69,918
Registered Nurse- NCSS Float	42	$70,262	$68,234 – $75,822
Research Scientist II	37	$62,500	$60,425 – $66,000
Engineer II, Software Engineering	37	$90,189	$85,613 – $98,883
Medical Laboratory Scientist	36	$66,612	$60,122 – $71,105
Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering	35	$108,139	$102,544 – $108,139
SA JC60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	32	$76,482	$75,338 – $83,554
Clinical Associate Professor	32	$345,082	$144,542 – $378,692
Hospitalist Physician	31	$294,674	$294,653 – $320,326
Physical Therapist	29	$74,443	$66,747 – $97,760
.Net Developer	28	$96,152	$86,442 – $100,838
Architect	27	$75,878	$70,907 – $80,538
Business Analyst	23	$86,008	$76,617 – $99,000
Data Engineer	23	$100,000	$86,109 – $106,278
Principal Engineer, Systems Engineering	23	$126,090	$126,090 – $133,494
Data Analyst	22	$85,218	$78,484 – $90,555
Research Assistant Professor	21	$87,000	$75,000 – $89,279
Ames Laboratory Scientist I	21	$81,000	$80,000 – $83,500
Senior Software Developer	19	$120,078	$102,632 – $138,754
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	19	$128,149	$124,051 – $130,770
Network Engineer	19	$88,400	$82,181 – $92,799
Assistant Teaching Professor	18	$82,150	$62,500 – $93,315
Project Manager	18	$84,739	$83,000 – $87,069
Engineer II, Systems Engineering	17	$90,189	$90,189 – $98,883
Data Scientist	17	$100,838	$89,600 – $105,000
Java Developer	16	$96,304	$86,590 – $100,838
Programmer Analyst	16	$90,000	$83,524 – $90,000
Senior Application Developer	16	$98,378	$95,779 – $116,723
Developer	15	$87,048	$79,425 – $93,018
Registered Nurse Manager	14	$70,067	$69,326 – $70,100
Software Developer III	14	$108,284	$100,783 – $134,025
Computer Programmer	14	$81,933	$74,859 – $92,000
Occupational Therapist	13	$66,747	$63,648 – $70,512
Lead Software Engineer	13	$128,960	$123,729 – $135,000

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Iowa City, IA	902	$84,738	$69,400 – $194,086
Des Moines, IA	778	$96,686	$80,538 – $120,000
Cedar Rapids, IA	707	$108,139	$91,336 – $126,090
West Des Moines, IA	543	$101,670	$86,600 – $122,326
Ames, IA	467	$82,000	$61,890 – $102,676
Johnston, IA	267	$100,838	$86,590 – $119,662
Urbandale, IA	171	$100,838	$87,034 – $120,000
Davenport, IA	169	$82,000	$69,618 – $126,880
Waukee, IA	139	$102,294	$91,178 – $123,396
Waterloo, IA	125	$113,818	$85,987 – $336,960
Fairfield, IA	121	$69,000	$57,834 – $80,000
Ankeny, IA	97	$102,500	$90,000 – $125,460
Cedar Falls, IA	89	$98,938	$72,000 – $120,000
Bettendorf, IA	78	$98,568	$80,982 – $114,704
Dubuque, IA	74	$76,760	$59,160 – $95,000
Carlisle, IA	69	$82,975	$80,000 – $87,000
West Burlington, IA	65	$79,037	$63,378 – $350,000
Sioux City, IA	61	$82,750	$69,400 – $320,000
Charles City, IA	57	$83,158	$65,415 – $98,562
Pella, IA	54	$84,126	$68,153 – $107,658
Muscatine, IA	51	$120,000	$95,000 – $142,173
Coralville, IA	51	$95,000	$74,730 – $108,118
Council Bluffs, IA	36	$91,471	$72,473 – $130,000
Grinnell, IA	34	$69,965	$65,000 – $80,000
Mason City, IA	31	$159,453	$64,742 – $239,200
Fort Dodge, IA	31	$87,500	$80,000 – $102,500
Clinton, IA	25	$91,000	$74,520 – $106,000
Ottumwa, IA	22	$147,500	$80,800 – $329,750
Altoona, IA	22	$77,990	$61,338 – $121,337
Marshalltown, IA	21	$93,704	$77,792 – $129,000
Grimes, IA	20	$90,000	$84,538 – $120,196
Hiawatha, IA	20	$86,550	$74,630 – $107,712
Marion, IA	19	$131,130	$104,307 – $145,040
North Liberty, IA	18	$107,100	$86,710 – $159,462
Orange City, IA	16	$55,774	$52,562 – $70,071
Decorah, IA	15	$64,292	$58,552 – $65,582
Sioux Center, IA	15	$57,782	$47,653 – $59,058
Forest City, IA	13	$86,674	$78,520 – $90,501
Cresco, IA	13	$70,100	$69,326 – $70,100
Oskaloosa, IA	13	$72,800	$64,230 – $75,000

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	428	$90,150
2024	2,147	$89,440
2025	2,149	$96,304
2026	1,277	$100,838