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Average Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Iowa

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Iowa earn a median annual salary of $106,060, which is +0.4% compared to the national median. There are 2,960 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Iowa (state).

$106,060
Iowa median annual wage
+0.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $105,620
2,960
Local employment
1.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.27
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$49,980
25th
$65,130
Median
$106,060
75th
$175,790
90th
$223,300

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Iowa, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$120,850
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 83.3%
Rents: 65.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Arkansas$178,830Compare1,980
District of Columbia$161,830Compare1,530
Utah$136,030Compare3,260
Washington$135,510Compare4,370
Mississippi$132,630Compare2,110
North Carolina$130,110Compare10,530

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Iowa

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$229,9501.13
Orthodontists$223,0200.65
Chief Executives$178,5301.64
Dentists, General$174,9900.74
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$170,810N/A
Aerospace Engineers$150,010N/A
Architectural And Engineering Managers$137,8700.71
Computer And Information Systems Managers$136,6100.56

Iowa has salary data for 722 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Iowa

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary are projected to change by +17.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 27,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.