Medical social worker jobs in Iowa

55 open medical social worker jobs in Iowa at 4 employers4 employers. BLS measures a median of $30.31 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers in Iowa) for healthcare social workers here.

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BLS median in IA

34th of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$22.19/hr
25th percentile$24.60/hr
Median$30.31/hr
75th percentile$35.73/hr
90th percentile$38.63/hr
People employed in it1,550

Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022), all industries, Iowa: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $32.63 an hour. 34th highest of the 52 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers, Iowa).

BLS median in IA

34th of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$22.19/hr
25th percentile$24.60/hr
Median$30.31/hr
75th percentile$35.73/hr
90th percentile$38.63/hr
People employed in it1,550

Newest medical social worker jobs in Iowa

Checked 2 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

Social Worker BSW Hospice
Gentiva · Carroll, IA · 6d ago
Social Worker MSW Hospice
Gentiva · Carroll, IA · 2w ago
Medical Social Worker - Cancer Services - Full Time - Days
Nebraska Methodist Health System · Council Bluffs, IA · 2mo ago
Home Health Master Social Worker LMSW PRN - Cedar Rapids, IA
Aveanna Healthcare · Cedar Rapids, IA · 3mo ago
$35–$45/hr
Social Worker Per Diem Home Health
Humana · Cedar Rapids, IA · 4mo ago
$43,000–$56,200/yr

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Where the medical social worker 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 medical social workers 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

$30.31/hr ($63,050 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers in Iowa)

Median for healthcare social workers, against $32.63 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers, national) for the whole US; 1,550 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers in Iowa) employed in Iowa. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

By metro area

Omaha, NE-IA$30.46/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) · 510 (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) employed
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$29.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) · 400 (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) employed
Iowa City, IA$32.60/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA) · 160 (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA) employed
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$28.33/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL) employed
Cedar Rapids, IA$30.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA) · 130 (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA) employed
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$29.80/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA) · 100 (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA) employed
Dubuque, IA$29.92/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA) employed
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$31.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) · 50 (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) employed
Ames, IA$29.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Ames, IA) · 30 (source: BLS OEWS, Ames, IA) employed

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

Employers hiring medical social workers in Iowa

Gentiva2 open in Iowa
Aveanna Healthcare1 open in Iowa
Humana1 open in Iowa
Nebraska Methodist Health System1 open in Iowa

What the job takes

A master's in social work (MSW) in most jobs, and a state license.

Depends on the state
Social work license
State social work board; exam by ASWB. Most states license social workers; the levels differ by state

Medical social worker jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do medical social workers make in Iowa?

Too few open medical social worker jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $30.31/hr ($63,050 a year) for healthcare social workers in Iowa (May 2025), against $32.63 nationally, 34th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

Where in Iowa are the most medical social worker jobs?

Carroll (2), Cedar Rapids (2) and Council Bluffs (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring medical social workers in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: Gentiva (2), Aveanna Healthcare (1) and Humana (1). In all, 4 employers have medical social worker jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a medical social worker in Iowa?

A master's in social work (MSW) in most jobs, and a state license. Social work license (State social work board; exam by ASWB; most states license social workers; the levels differ by state). 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 every night from each employer's own careers site, published 2 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022), every state, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers, national, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
Social work license: State social work board; exam by ASWB

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical social worker jobs in Iowa. Data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medical-social-worker/iowa

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