Iowa · 2026 pay · 19 people
How much does a transportation engineer manager make in Iowa?
$128,045typical pay for a transportation engineer manager in 2026
$102,991 – $130,507what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.1% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where transportation engineer managers 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).
- Transportation Engineer Associate$69,131 (everyone)
- Transportation Engineer$87,220 (everyone)
- Transportation Engineer Manager (this page)$128,045 (everyone)
- Transportation Engineer Senior$133,245 (everyone)
Highest-paid transportation engineer managers, 2026
- 1Dell, Mark ATransportation Engineer Manager · Department of Transportation$130,692
- 2Holak, Hugh WTransportation Engineer Manager · Department of Transportation$130,507
- 3Finarty, Elizabeth DTransportation Engineer Manager · Department of Transportation$130,507
- 4Flattery, Paul WTransportation Engineer Manager · Department of Transportation$130,507
- 5Hoskins, JenniferTransportation Engineer Manager · Department of Transportation$130,507
Common questions
How much does a transportation engineer manager make in Iowa?
The typical transportation engineer manager was paid $128,045 in 2026; most earned between $102,991 and $130,507. This counts all 19 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Transportation Engineer Manager, at any level (for example "Transportation Engineer Manager"). 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