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Physician assistant jobs in Iowa

open physician assistant jobs in Iowa at . BLS measures a median of $64.79 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants in Iowa) for physician assistants here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the physician assistant 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 physician assistants 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

$64.79/hr ($134,770 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants in Iowa)

Median for physician assistants, against $65.33 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, national) for the whole US; 1,200 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants in Iowa) employed in Iowa.

By metro area

  • Omaha, NE-IA$64.49/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) · 720 (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) employed
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$64.34/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) · 340 (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) employed
  • Iowa City, IA$64.79/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA) · 230 (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA) employed
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$66.07/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL) · 110 (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL) employed
  • Cedar Rapids, IA$62.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA) · 80 (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA) employed
  • Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$62.97/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) employed
  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$63.89/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA) employed
  • Dubuque, IA$60.60/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA) · 40 (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA) employed

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

Employers hiring physician assistants in Iowa

What the job takes

A master's degree from an accredited PA program, then the PANCE exam and a state license.

  • License

    PA-C certification (PANCE exam)

    National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Every state requires it for a PA license

Physician assistant jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do physician assistants make in Iowa?

Too few open physician assistant jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $64.79/hr ($134,770 a year) for physician assistants in Iowa (May 2025), against $65.33 nationally, 23rd highest of 51 states and territories.

Where in Iowa are the most physician assistant jobs?

Cedar Rapids (2), Mason City (2), Davenport (1), Des Moines (1) and Johnston (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring physician assistants in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: DOCS Health (1), Epiphany Dermatology (1) and Iowa Primary Care Association (1). In all, 6 employers have physician assistant jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a physician assistant in Iowa?

A master's degree from an accredited PA program, then the PANCE exam and a state license. PA-C certification (PANCE exam) (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; every state requires it for a PA license). 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: Physician Assistants (SOC 29-1071), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physician Assistants by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. PA-C certification (PANCE exam): National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physician assistant jobs in Iowa. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/physician-assistant/iowa

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