Iowa · 2026 pay · 144 people
How much does a research intern make in Iowa?
$32,447typical pay for a research intern in 2026
$4,777 – $37,389what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.6% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where research interns 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).
- Research Intern (this page)$32,447 (everyone)
- Research Assistant$32,946 (everyone)
- Research Associate$57,156 (everyone)
- Research Manager$80,714 (everyone)
- Manager Research$103,198 (everyone)
Highest-paid research interns, 2026
- 1Davis, Adrienne PatriceResearch Intern · University of Iowa$69,420
- 2Baltes, EllieResearch Intern · University of Iowa$42,687
- 3Tran, Lorena AmaniResearch Intern · University of Iowa$42,125
- 4Owens, Kaleb HResearch Intern · University of Iowa$41,025
- 5Funk, Meghan LorraineResearch Intern · University of Iowa$39,920
Common questions
How much does a research intern make in Iowa?
The typical research intern was paid $32,447 in 2026; most earned between $4,777 and $37,389. This counts all 144 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Intern, at any level (for example "Research Intern"). 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