Iowa · 2026 pay · 48 people
How much does a distinguished professor make in Iowa?
$206,451typical pay for a distinguished professor in 2026
$157,938 – $269,472what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 2.3% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where distinguished professors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid distinguished professors, 2026
- 1Schnable, Patrick SDistinguished Professor · Iowa State University$428,247
- 2Sritharan, SivalingamDistinguished Professor · Iowa State University$339,256
- 3Narasimhan, BalajiDistinguished Professor · Iowa State University$321,378
- 4Johnson, Duane DouglasDistinguished Professor · Iowa State University$314,060
- 5Hu, HuiDistinguished Professor · Iowa State University$312,573
Common questions
How much does a distinguished professor make in Iowa?
The typical distinguished professor was paid $206,451 in 2026; most earned between $157,938 and $269,472. This counts all 48 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Distinguished Professor, at any level (for example "Distinguished Professor"). 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