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Caregiver salary in Iowa

Open caregiver jobs in Iowa post a median of $17 an hour, the middle half $16.75–$17.88 (about $35,400 a year full time), $1 below the national posted median. From 26 jobs at 11 employers that state their pay.

$17
Median posted /hr
$16.75–$17.88
Middle half /hr
$35,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$17.34
BLS median in IA
May 2025

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What caregivers are paid in Iowa

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $17 an hour. Middle half $16.75 to $17.88. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 26 open jobs in Iowa. Lowest posted $14.50, highest $24.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

$16.75–$17.88/hr

Middle half of 26 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $17. 57% of the 46 open caregiver jobs in Iowa state an hourly rate.

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Caregiver pay by town in Iowa

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Robins$17.25$15–$206 (2)
Cedar Rapids$17$174 (3)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Caregiver pay by employer in Iowa

What each employer posts for caregivers here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Better Living SL$16.88$15–$206
Emery Place$17$16–$203
Sanford Health$16.50$14.50–$22.503
Cornerstone Companies$15$15–$173
Live Well Home Care$20.25$15–$242
Jaybird Senior Living$17.50$17–$182
Country House at Cedar Rapids$17$172
Home Instead - Dubuque, IA$17$16–$182
Trinity Health$18.53$16.70–$20.361
Corridor Crossing Place$17$171
Pillar of Cedar Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation$17$16–$181

Median of each employer's jobs in Iowa (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for caregivers nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open caregiver jobs in Iowa

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Iowa

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Iowa. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120)$14.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)$16.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)$17.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)$19.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)$21.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)25,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Caregiver salary in Iowa: common questions

How much does a caregiver make in Iowa?

Open caregiver jobs in Iowa that state an hourly rate post a median of $17, the middle half $16.75–$17.88 (26 jobs from 11 employers). Full time that is about $35,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $17.34/hr ($36,080 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Iowa (May 2025).

Where in Iowa do caregivers earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Robins ($17.25) and Cedar Rapids ($17). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Iowa pay caregivers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Emery Place ($17), Better Living SL ($16.88) and Sanford Health ($16.50).

How does Iowa compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Iowa ($17) is $1 below the national posted median of $18. In the BLS survey Iowa ranks 25 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 26 of 46 open caregiver jobs in Iowa (57%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Caregiver pay in other states

Caregiver salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Caregivers & Home Health Aides job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →Iowa pay against its minimum wage →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1120), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Caregiver salary in Iowa. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/caregiver/iowa

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