Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary in Iowa, IA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Iowa City, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Iowa City.

Median salary$45,945
Middle 50%$45.9k–$47.3k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $47,267
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,246 and $48,959.
PercentileSalary
10th$45,890
25th$45,890
50th (median)$45,945
75th$47,267
90th$48,451

Cost of living

Iowa's median Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary of $45,945 is worth about $50,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Iowa = 91.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in the Iowa, IA area earned a median of $57,560 in May 2025 (120 employed). The H-1B median here is $45,945, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
The University of Iowa$45,94514

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $45,945 14
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$34,736$45,94514

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.