Mid-level Systems Analyst salary in Des Moines, IA

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Des Moines, Johnston, Urbandale, Waukee, Grimes.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$86,008

Middle 50%$84.8k–$90.2k

vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $86,008

Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,261 and $130,308.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$84,261
25th	$84,825
50th (median)	$86,008
75th	$90,243
90th	$112,575

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$72,405	$72,238	$72,405	138
FY2021	$72,725	$72,405	$75,774	72
FY2022	$75,774	$75,774	$81,162	44
FY2023	$81,162	$81,162	$84,500	30
FY2024	$83,000	$82,098	$88,004	19
FY2025	$86,008	$86,008	$90,000	17
FY2026	–	–	–	7

Cost of living

Des Moines's median mid-level Systems Analyst salary of $86,008 is worth about $93,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Des Moines = 91.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Des Moines, IA area earned a median of $102,070 in May 2025 (2,680 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,008, 16% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
UST	too few	4
Sv Technology Services	too few	4
Accenture	too few	2
Compunnel Software Group	too few	2
Insight Global	too few	2
LTIMindtree	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$86,008	24
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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$84,261	$86,008	24

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.