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Nurse salary data
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The median nurse practitioner salary in Iowa is $130,160 a year (about $65.84/hour), per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS). That is about 2% lower than the national median of $132,300, ranking Iowa #32 of 51 for NP pay.
$130,160
Median (annual)
$136,940
Mean (annual)
$65.84
Mean hourly
3,240
NPs employed
These are BLS occupational wage figures for Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171): averages across all NP specialties, settings, and experience levels in Iowa, not a starting salary. Pay tracks local cost of living. Specialty (psychiatric, acute-care, family) and experience move individual pay well above or below these medians.
Median annual wage for each rung of the Iowa nursing career ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Advancing a rung usually means more schooling and a separate national credential.
The median NP salary in Iowa is $130,160 per year and the mean (average) is $136,940, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS). The mean hourly wage is about $65.84.
Iowa's median NP salary of $130,160 is about 2% lower than the national median of $132,300. It ranks #32 of 51 U.S. jurisdictions by median NP pay. NP pay is compressed nationally, so ranks shift with small dollar differences.
Iowa employs about 3,240 nurse practitioners, per the BLS OEWS May 2025 release.
Among LPNs, RNs, and advanced-practice nurses in Iowa, CRNAs report the highest median pay at $273,070, compared with $130,160 for NPs. Moving up the ladder generally means graduate education and a separate national credential, per BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), May 2025 release).