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Physician salary in Iowa

Open physician jobs in Iowa post a median of , the middle half (about $534,100 a year full time), $69.27 above the national posted median. From at that state their pay.

The jobs themselves: Physician jobs in Iowa · Physician pay nationwide

What physicians 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 $256.77 an hour. Middle half $178.13 to $267.50. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 36 open jobs in Iowa. Lowest posted $75, highest $400.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

$178.13–$267.50/hr

Middle half of 36 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $256.77. 11% of the 335 open physician jobs in Iowa state an hourly rate.

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Physician 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)
Des Moines$168.75$100–$3128 (2)
Mason City$263.81$200–$3506 (2)
Cedar Rapids$150$100–$4005 (2)
Sioux City$225$75–$3654 (1)
Bettendorf$187.50$75–$2253 (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.

Physician pay by employer in Iowa

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Weatherby Healthcare$267.50$75–$40029
DrHouse$150$100–$2004
Trinity Health$261.81$251.74–$265.803

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 physicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

45 open jobs in Iowa state a yearly salary: a median of $300,000, the middle half $300,000 to $300,000.

Best-paid open physician 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
Physicians, All Other (29-1229)$35.68 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$77.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$141.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$168.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$198.08 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)1,440 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)

BLS median by metro area

  • Omaha, NE-IA$139.65/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA)
  • Iowa City, IA$123.72/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA)
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$148.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA)
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36.43/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL)
  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$141.92/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA)
  • Cedar Rapids, IAn/a
  • Dubuque, IA$149.01/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA)
  • Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$144.25/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD)

Physician salary in Iowa: common questions

How much does a physician make in Iowa?

Open physician jobs in Iowa that state an hourly rate post a median of $256.77, the middle half $178.13–$267.50 (36 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $534,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $141.92/hr ($295,190 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Iowa (May 2025).

Where in Iowa do physicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Des Moines ($168.75), Mason City ($263.81), Cedar Rapids ($150) and Sioux City ($225). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Iowa pay physicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Weatherby Healthcare ($267.50), Trinity Health ($261.81) and DrHouse ($150).

How does Iowa compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Iowa ($256.77) is $69.27 above the national posted median of $187.50. In the BLS survey Iowa ranks 23 of 51 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: 36 of 335 open physician jobs in Iowa (11%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Physician pay in other states

Physician salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Physicians & Surgeons 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 every night from each employer's own careers site, published 9 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Family Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1215), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: General Internal Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1216), every state, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pediatricians, General (SOC 29-1221), every state, published 15 May 2026
  6. BLS OEWS May 2025: Anesthesiologists (SOC 29-1211), every state, published 15 May 2026
  7. BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1214), every state, published 15 May 2026
  8. BLS OEWS May 2025: Cardiologists (SOC 29-1212), every state, published 15 May 2026
  9. BLS OEWS May 2025: Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOC 29-1218), every state, published 15 May 2026
  10. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatrists (SOC 29-1223), every state, published 15 May 2026
  11. BLS OEWS May 2025: Radiologists (SOC 29-1224), every state, published 15 May 2026
  12. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, Pathologists (SOC 29-1222), every state, published 15 May 2026
  13. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dermatologists (SOC 29-1213), every state, published 15 May 2026
  14. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other, national, published 15 May 2026
  15. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physician salary in Iowa. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physician/iowa

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