High paying tech and IT jobs in Iowa

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Iowa. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single tech and IT job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Iowa run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Iowa salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Iowa.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Iowa · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,780
Bachelor's degree
$101,340 – $213,7303,920
2Actuaries$128,690
Bachelor's degree
$81,610 – $173,480530
3Information Security Analysts$119,710
Bachelor's degree
$71,550 – $169,6201,160
4Software Developers$114,890
Bachelor's degree
$74,390 – $165,8809,040
5Computer Occupations, All Other$107,340
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $165,9203,850
6Computer Network Architects$103,050
Bachelor's degree
$62,850 – $160,3201,170
7Computer Systems Analysts$95,920
Bachelor's degree
$63,540 – $130,7204,760
8Data Scientists$95,830
Bachelor's degree
$56,070 – $146,7002,300
9Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$88,590
Bachelor's degree
$55,640 – $126,2901,000
10Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,500
Bachelor's degree
$59,800 – $130,5303,110
11Computer Programmers$79,180
Bachelor's degree
$54,060 – $128,520950
12Web and Digital Interface Designers$69,060
Bachelor's degree
$42,140 – $108,160670
13Computer Network Support Specialists$64,600
Associate's degree
$47,330 – $93,7601,920
14Computer User Support Specialists$58,810
Some college, no degree
$37,740 – $85,6806,140

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianIowa	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,780	$101,340 – $213,730	3,920
2	ActuariesBachelor's degree	$128,690	$81,610 – $173,480	530
3	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$119,710	$71,550 – $169,620	1,160
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$114,890	$74,390 – $165,880	9,040
5	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,340	$49,990 – $165,920	3,850
6	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$103,050	$62,850 – $160,320	1,170
7	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,920	$63,540 – $130,720	4,760
8	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$95,830	$56,070 – $146,700	2,300
9	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$88,590	$55,640 – $126,290	1,000
10	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$84,500	$59,800 – $130,530	3,110
11	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$79,180	$54,060 – $128,520	950
12	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$69,060	$42,140 – $108,160	670
13	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$64,600	$47,330 – $93,760	1,920
14	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,810	$37,740 – $85,680	6,140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Iowa. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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