Behavior analyst jobs in Iowa

6 open behavior analyst jobs in Iowa at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $29.27 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Iowa, opens in a new tab) for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors here.

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BLS median in IA

19th of 52 states and territories

Newest behavior analyst jobs in Iowa

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

Remote Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Kinfolk ABA · Urbandale, IA · 6d ago
$80–$110/hr
Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Iowa Home Based Resources
Applied ABC · N/a, IA · 1w ago
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Midwest Autism & Therapy Center · Ankeny and Waukee, IA · 2w ago
BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst)
Lighthouse Autism Center · Cedar Rapids and Mount Pleasant, IA · 3w ago
$80,000–$100,000/yr
Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Des Moines IA
Applied ABC · Des Moines, IA · 4w ago
$55–$65/hr
Hybrid BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst)
Lighthouse Autism Center · Cedar Falls, Clinton and 2 more, IA · 1mo ago
$80,000–$110,000/yr

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Where the behavior analyst jobs are in Iowa

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What behavior analysts earn in Iowa

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Iowa, May 2025

$29.27/hr ($60,880 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Iowa, opens in a new tab)

Median for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors, against $28.53 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 3,530 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Iowa, opens in a new tab) employed in Iowa.

Hourly wages in Iowa, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (21-1018)	$21.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$23.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$29.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$37.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$49.47 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	3,530 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)
Psychologists, All Other (19-3039)	$22.48 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other, opens in a new tab)	$59.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other, opens in a new tab)	$66.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other, opens in a new tab)	$74.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other, opens in a new tab)	$76.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other, opens in a new tab)	60 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other, opens in a new tab)

By metro area

Omaha, NE-IA$29.16/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA, opens in a new tab) · 1,140 (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA, opens in a new tab) employed
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$29.48/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, opens in a new tab) · 920 (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, opens in a new tab) employed
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$29.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, opens in a new tab) · 600 (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, opens in a new tab) employed
Cedar Rapids, IA$28.84/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA, opens in a new tab) · 410 (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA, opens in a new tab) employed
Iowa City, IA$32.12/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA, opens in a new tab) · 290 (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA, opens in a new tab) employed
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$28.96/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, opens in a new tab) · 200 (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, opens in a new tab) employed
Ames, IA$33.53/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Ames, IA, opens in a new tab) · 130 (source: BLS OEWS, Ames, IA, opens in a new tab) employed
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$30.40/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, opens in a new tab) · 130 (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, opens in a new tab) employed
Dubuque, IA$27.66/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA, opens in a new tab) · 90 (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA, opens in a new tab) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring behavior analysts in Iowa

Applied ABC2 open in Iowa
Lighthouse Autism Center2 open in Iowa
Kinfolk ABA1 open in Iowa
Midwest Autism & Therapy Center1 open in Iowa

What the job takes

A master's degree in behavior analysis or a related field, supervised fieldwork and the BCBA exam.

Depends on the state
Board certified behavior analyst (BCBA)
Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Many states also license behavior analysts
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Behavior analyst jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do behavior analysts make in Iowa?

Too few open behavior analyst jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $29.27/hr ($60,880 a year) for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Iowa (May 2025), against $28.53 nationally, 19th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Iowa are the most behavior analyst jobs?

Ankeny (1), Cedar Falls (1), Cedar Rapids (1), Clinton (1) and Des Moines (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring behavior analysts in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: Applied ABC (2), Lighthouse Autism Center (2) and Kinfolk ABA (1). In all, 4 employers have behavior analyst jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a behavior analyst in Iowa?

A master's degree in behavior analysis or a related field, supervised fieldwork and the BCBA exam. Board certified behavior analyst (BCBA) (Behavior Analyst Certification Board; many states also license behavior analysts). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Iowa's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Iowa, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Iowa, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (SOC 21-1018), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychologists, All Other (SOC 19-3039), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Board certified behavior analyst (BCBA): Behavior Analyst Certification Board

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Behavior analyst jobs in Iowa. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/behavior-analyst/iowa

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