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Certified nursing assistant salary in Iowa

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Iowa post a median of $20.50 an hour, the middle half $18.75–$21.25 (about $42,600 a year full time), $1.50 below the national posted median. From 37 jobs at 9 employers that state their pay.

$20.50
Median posted /hr
$19–$21
Middle half /hr
$42,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$18.92
BLS median in IA
May 2025

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What certified nursing assistants are paid in Iowa

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

Posted hourly rates of 37 open jobs in Iowa. Lowest posted $15, highest $25.50.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

$18.75–$21.25/hr

Middle half of 15 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $20.50. 40% of the 92 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Iowa state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant 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)
Mount Pleasant$19$18.897 (1)
West Burlington$19$18.896 (1)
Algona$21.25$16–$25.505 (1)
Indianola$21.75$18–$25.503 (1)
Iowa City$19$193 (1)

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.

Certified nursing assistant pay by employer in Iowa

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sanford Health$21.25$15–$25.5013
Great River Health$19$18.8913
Select Medical$20$15.30–$21.943
Christian Retirement Services$19$193
Buchanan County Health Center$21.50$18–$25.201
Illuminus$21.25$19.30–$231
Moments Hospice$20.50$18–$231
Franklin General Hospital$18.25$18.321
Gundersen Health System$18.25$18.351

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 certified nursing assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open certified nursing assistant 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
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$17.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$17.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$18.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.95 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)22,670 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in Iowa: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Iowa?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Iowa that state an hourly rate post a median of $20.50, the middle half $18.75–$21.25 (37 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $42,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $18.92/hr ($39,350 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Iowa (May 2025).

Where in Iowa do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Mount Pleasant ($19), West Burlington ($19), Algona ($21.25) and Indianola ($21.75). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Iowa pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Sanford Health ($21.25), Select Medical ($20) and Great River Health ($19).

How does Iowa compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Iowa ($20.50) is $1.50 below the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Iowa ranks 31 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: 37 of 92 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Iowa (40%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Certified nursing assistant pay in other states

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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 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Certified nursing assistant salary in Iowa. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/iowa

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