Iowa · 2026 pay · 27 people
How much does an engineering technician make in Iowa?
$74,213typical pay for a engineering technician in 2026
$67,831 – $79,049what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.6% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where engineering technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Engineering Technician I13 people$72,083
- Engineering Technician II14 people$79,049
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Engineering Technician (this page)$74,213 (everyone)
- Engineering Technician Senior$92,440 (everyone)
Highest-paid engineering technicians, 2026
- 1Bremer, JoshuaEngineering Technician II · Iowa State University$97,513
- 2Anastasi, JosephEngineering Technician II · Iowa State University$89,954
- 3Bevans, Brian DavidEngineering Technician II · University of Iowa$89,589
- 4Hamilton, Mark AllanEngineering Technician II · University of Iowa$83,099
- 5Krall, MarkEngineering Technician II · University of Iowa$81,274
Common questions
How much does an engineering technician make in Iowa?
The typical engineering technician was paid $74,213 in 2026; most earned between $67,831 and $79,049. This counts all 27 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Engineering Technician, at any level (for example "Engineering Technician I"). 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