Iowa · 2026 pay · 21 people
How much does a transportation engineer make in Iowa?
$87,220typical pay for a transportation engineer in 2026
$84,744 – $107,361what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.5% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where transportation engineers 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 (this page)$87,220 (everyone)
- Transportation Engineer Manager$128,045 (everyone)
- Transportation Engineer Senior$133,245 (everyone)
Highest-paid transportation engineers, 2026
- 1Chen, HaipingTransportation Engineer · Department of Transportation$113,378
- 2Mitchell, Robert DTransportation Engineer · Department of Transportation$113,378
- 3Walberg, RyneTransportation Engineer · Department of Transportation$111,773
- 4Dale, Jason PTransportation Engineer · Department of Transportation$111,238
- 5Packard, ChadTransportation Engineer · Department of Transportation$111,238
Common questions
How much does a transportation engineer make in Iowa?
The typical transportation engineer was paid $87,220 in 2026; most earned between $84,744 and $107,361. This counts all 21 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Transportation Engineer, at any level (for example "Transportation 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