Healthcare Practitioner salary in Iowa, IA

Based on 95 certified H-1B filings in the Iowa City, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Iowa City, North Liberty.

Median salary$78,800
Middle 50%$72.1k–$84.1k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $81,087
Filings95FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,256 and $87,980.
PercentileSalary
10th$69,400
25th$72,100
50th (median)$78,800
75th$84,100
90th$84,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $66,999 (32 filings) FY2021: median $64,500 (32 filings) FY2022: median $66,600 (48 filings) FY2023: median $73,400 (53 filings) FY2024: median $73,400 (48 filings) FY2025: median $78,800 (67 filings) FY2026: median $78,900 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 32 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 48 filings FY22 FY2023: 53 filings FY23 FY2024: 48 filings FY24 FY2025: 67 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 67
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$66,999$64,499$69,09932
FY2021$64,500$62,000$67,22532
FY2022$66,600$61,925$71,30048
FY2023$73,400$66,000$76,00053
FY2024$73,400$68,700$76,50048
FY2025$78,800$69,400$82,95067
FY2026$78,900$72,100$84,10028

Cost of living

Iowa's median Healthcare Practitioner salary of $78,800 is worth about $86,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other in the Iowa, IA area earned a median of $41,920 in May 2025 (60 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,800, 88% higher.

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$78,80095

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,400 37
Mid-level · Level II $81,450 58
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$47,341$69,40037
Mid-level · Level II$58,282$81,45058

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.