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Peer support specialist jobs in Iowa

open peer support specialist jobs in Iowa at , posting . BLS measures a median of $20.42 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Iowa) for social and human service assistants here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the peer support specialist 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 peer support specialists 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

Middle half of from , median .

Measured by BLS in Iowa, May 2025

$20.42/hr ($42,480 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Iowa)

Median for social and human service assistants, against $22.08 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants, national) for the whole US; 5,230 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Iowa) employed in Iowa.

By metro area

  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$22.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) · 1,370 (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) employed
  • Omaha, NE-IA$19.48/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) · 770 (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) employed
  • Cedar Rapids, IA$18.02/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA) · 700 (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA) employed
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$19.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL) · 510 (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL) employed
  • Iowa City, IA$19.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA) · 430 (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA) employed
  • Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$20.03/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) · 280 (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) employed
  • Ames, IA$18.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Ames, IA) · 180 (source: BLS OEWS, Ames, IA) employed
  • Dubuque, IA$19.73/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA) · 160 (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA) employed
  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$21.27/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA) · 160 (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring peer support specialists in Iowa

What the job takes

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course.

  • Depends on the state

    Peer recovery credential

    State certification board; exams by IC&RC

Peer support specialist jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do peer support specialists make in Iowa?

Open peer support specialist jobs in Iowa that post an hourly rate pay $17.63–$21.69 an hour in the middle half, median $19.63 (4 jobs from 4 employers). BLS measured a median of $20.42/hr ($42,480 a year) for social and human service assistants in Iowa (May 2025), against $22.08 nationally, 30th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Iowa are the most peer support specialist jobs?

Des Moines (2), Ames (1), Cedar Falls (1), Davenport (1) and Marshalltown (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring peer support specialists in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: Hope Haven (2), Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (2) and UnityPoint Health (2). In all, 6 employers have peer support specialist jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a peer support specialist in Iowa?

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course. Peer recovery credential (State certification board; exams by IC&RC). 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 every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants (SOC 21-1093), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Peer recovery credential: State certification board; exams by IC&RC

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Peer support specialist jobs in Iowa. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/peer-support-specialist/iowa

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