Iowa · 2026 pay · 23 people
How much does a network engineer make in Iowa?
$78,456typical pay for a network engineer in 2026
$72,324 – $89,786what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 2.0% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where network engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Network Engineer11 people$76,828
- Network Engineer II8 people$80,731
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).
- Network Engineer (this page)$78,456 (everyone)
- Senior Network Engineer$111,007 (everyone)
Highest-paid network engineers, 2026
- 1Brown, EricNetwork Engineer III · Iowa State University$111,449
- 2Curry, Jason RNetwork Engineer III · Iowa State University$104,922
- 3Huffaker, LonnieNetwork Engineer III · Iowa State University$97,667
- 4Carr, Andrew DNetwork Engineer · University of Iowa$95,113
- 5Skretta, JasonNetwork Engineer II · Iowa State University$91,388
Common questions
How much does a network engineer make in Iowa?
The typical network engineer was paid $78,456 in 2026; most earned between $72,324 and $89,786. This counts all 23 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Network Engineer, at any level (for example "Network Engineer"). 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