Iowa · 2026 pay · 1,421 people

How much are state public safety employees paid in Iowa?

$84,178typical pay for state public safety employees, 2026

$57,985 – $113,482what most people earned

Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 4 employers listed below.

✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗

Pay by employer

Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year.

Department of Public Safety1,038 people$94,507
Department of Public Defense264 people$60,832
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department86 people$92,266
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy33 people$83,114

Other types of employer in Iowa

Colleges and universities39,796 people$62,491
State government25,359 people$64,989
State regulation and licensing agencies1,339 people$79,926
State revenue and finance agencies983 people$68,787
State administration and technology agencies978 people$92,186

Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: State agencies: Public safety. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this