Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Iowa

Find out how your pay in Iowa:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Iowa vs. surrounding states

Iowa:Avg Hourly: $20.79Avg Yearly: $43,250# Employed: 14,130

Blue areas make more money than Iowa.

Red areas make less money than Iowa.

Iowa pays more than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Iowa relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Minnesota$5,930 more/yr$2.86 more/hr
Illinois$3,790 more/yr$1.82 more/hr
Wisconsin$1,740 more/yr$0.84 more/hr
Iowa$43,250.00/yr$20.79/hr
Missouri$1,310 less/yr$0.62 less/hr
Nebraska$1,920 less/yr$0.92 less/hr
South Dakota$2,930 less/yr$1.41 less/hr
Kansas$3,630 less/yr$1.74 less/hr

How salary for workers in Iowa ranks in the US

IowaHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATE25thIN THE NATIONFORWorkersIowa's avg. pay of $43,250 per year is:$9,270more than Mississippi$9,990less than Alaska

The average pay for workers in Iowa is $43,250 per year, or $20.79 per hour.

Iowa pays workers $9,270 (27.3%) more per year than Mississippi, the lowest paid state ($33,980) in the US.

Iowa pays workers $9,990 (18.8%) less per year than Alaska, the highest paid state ($53,240) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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