Iowa · 2026 pay · 349 people
How much does an adjunct instructor make in Iowa?
$9,000typical pay for a adjunct instructor in 2026
$5,090 – $15,600what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.4% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where adjunct instructors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid adjunct instructors, 2026
- 1Parkinson, Joshua PAdjunct Instructor · University of Iowa$60,000
- 2Meeker, AdamAdjunct Instructor · University of Iowa$49,650
- 3Lamsal, KamalAdjunct Instructor · University of Iowa$45,567
- 4Hammann, Gregory CAdjunct Instructor · University of Iowa$44,956
- 5Boettger, David AllanAdjunct Instructor · University of Iowa$43,713
Common questions
How much does an adjunct instructor make in Iowa?
The typical adjunct instructor was paid $9,000 in 2026; most earned between $5,090 and $15,600. This counts all 349 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Adjunct Instructor, at any level (for example "Adjunct Instructor"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this