Iowa · 2026 pay · 10 people
How much does a visiting professor make in Iowa?
$48,862typical pay for a visiting professor in 2026
$32,750 – $67,500what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 93.6% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where visiting professors 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).
- Visiting Professor (this page)$48,862 (everyone)
- Visiting Assistant Professor$48,943 (everyone)
- Visiting Associate Professor$54,668 (everyone)
Highest-paid visiting professors, 2026
- 1Heimbecker, PaulVisiting Professor · University of Iowa$149,760
- 2Weng, CarwinaVisiting Professor · University of Iowa$103,500
- 3Alexander, Peter ChristopherVisiting Professor · University of Iowa$70,000
- 4Boully, JennyVisiting Professor · University of Iowa$60,000
- 5Brockmeier, KevinVisiting Professor · University of Iowa$58,000
Common questions
How much does a visiting professor make in Iowa?
The typical visiting professor was paid $48,862 in 2026; most earned between $32,750 and $67,500. This counts all 10 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Visiting Professor, at any level (for example "Visiting Professor"). 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