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Chaplain jobs in Iowa

6 open chaplain jobs in Iowa at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $29.15 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy in Iowa, opens in a new tab) for clergy here.

6
Open in IA
5
Employers hiring
6
Towns
$29.15
BLS median in IA
23rd of 51 states and territories

Newest chaplain jobs in Iowa

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 18:24 UTC

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Where the chaplain 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 chaplains 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

$29.15/hr ($60,630 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy in Iowa, opens in a new tab)

Median for clergy, against $29.24 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 370 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy in Iowa, opens in a new tab) employed in Iowa.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Clergy; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring chaplains in Iowa

What the job takes

A graduate theology or divinity degree and clinical pastoral education (CPE) units.

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Chaplain jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do chaplains make in Iowa?

Too few open chaplain jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $29.15/hr ($60,630 a year) for clergy in Iowa (May 2025), against $29.24 nationally, 23rd highest of 51 states and territories.

Where in Iowa are the most chaplain jobs?

Carroll (1), Cedar Rapids (1), Clive (1), Council Bluffs (1) and Spirit Lake (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring chaplains in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: Gentiva (2), Cassia (1) and CommonSpirit Health (1). In all, 5 employers have chaplain jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a chaplain in Iowa?

A graduate theology or divinity degree and clinical pastoral education (CPE) units. Board certified chaplain (BCC) (Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.; many hospitals ask for it). 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.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Iowa, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clergy (SOC 21-2011), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clergy, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clergy by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Board certified chaplain (BCC): Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Chaplain jobs in Iowa. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/chaplain/iowa

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