Iowa · 2026 pay · 165 people
How much does a nursing assistant make in Iowa?
$20,287typical pay for a nursing assistant in 2026
$8,144 – $34,796what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.7% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where nursing assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
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).
- Nursing Assistant (this page)$20,287 (everyone)
- Nursing Manager$113,075 (everyone)
Highest-paid nursing assistants, 2026
- 1Kariuki, LucyNursing Assistant · University of Iowa$71,580
- 2Adoum Mahamat, SalehNursing Assistant · University of Iowa$57,239
- 3Grimm, Debra SueNursing Assistant · University of Iowa$52,391
- 4Honohan, Jay H IiiNursing Assistant · University of Iowa$50,710
- 5Forero, Anissa NoelleNursing Assistant · University of Iowa$50,492
Common questions
How much does a nursing assistant make in Iowa?
The typical nursing assistant was paid $20,287 in 2026; most earned between $8,144 and $34,796. This counts all 165 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Nursing Assistant, at any level (for example "Nursing Assistant"). 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