Mid-level Healthcare Practitioner salary in Iowa, IA

Based on 58 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Iowa City, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Iowa City, North Liberty.

Median salary$81,450
Middle 50%$78.8k–$84.1k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $78,800
Filings58FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,700 and $89,090.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,300
25th$78,800
50th (median)$81,450
75th$84,100
90th$84,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2022: median $61,700 (14 filings) FY2023: median $73,400 (38 filings) FY2024: median $76,400 (30 filings) FY2025: median $81,100 (44 filings) FY2026: median $84,100 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 38 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 44 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 44
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–––7
FY2021–––5
FY2022$61,700$61,700$66,60014
FY2023$73,400$73,400$76,00038
FY2024$76,400$71,900$76,50030
FY2025$81,100$78,800$84,10044
FY2026$84,100$83,598$86,50014

Cost of living

Iowa's median mid-level Healthcare Practitioner salary of $81,450 is worth about $89,000 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 $81,450, 94% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
The University of Iowa$81,45058

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.