Iowa · 2026 pay · 119 people
How much does a kitchen helper make in Iowa?
$29,787typical pay for a kitchen helper in 2026
$14,237 – $38,296what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.3% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where kitchen helpers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Kitchen Helper I106 people$28,005
- Kitchen Helper II13 people$38,588
Highest-paid kitchen helpers, 2026
- 1Parks, Kirk LKitchen Helper I · University of Iowa$50,693
- 2Reisner, Gregory MichaelKitchen Helper I · University of Iowa$49,674
- 3Munsi, BibicheKitchen Helper II · University of Iowa$49,328
- 4Somo, Girma BukuraKitchen Helper I · University of Iowa$47,848
- 5Gilson, Michael ClydeKitchen Helper I · University of Iowa$47,745
Common questions
How much does a kitchen helper make in Iowa?
The typical kitchen helper was paid $29,787 in 2026; most earned between $14,237 and $38,296. This counts all 119 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Kitchen Helper, at any level (for example "Kitchen Helper 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