State money

State pay

How many people each state agency pays, and what it pays them, year by year. Pick an agency to see its jobs by title. Only totals and averages for groups of at least 5 people are shown, never one person’s pay.1

Agency

Administrative Services

416 people in FY24, paid $23.1M in all, an average of $55,437.

People

826
394
Fiscal yearPeople
FY26394
FY25414
FY24416
FY23271
FY22261
FY21234
FY20227
FY19227
FY18240
FY17239
FY16253
FY15269
FY14417
FY13431
FY12439
FY11450
FY10438
FY09699
FY08711
FY07826
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Fiscal yearPeople
FY26394
FY25414
FY24416
FY23271
FY22261
FY21234
FY20227
FY19227
FY18240
FY17239
FY16253
FY15269
FY14417
FY13431
FY12439
FY11450
FY10438
FY09699
FY08711
FY07826

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Total pay

$26.6M
$24.7M
Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$24.7M
FY25$24.2M
FY24$23.1M
FY23$18.9M
FY22$16.4M
FY21$14.7M
FY20$13.9M
FY19$13.4M
FY18$13.2M
FY17$13.9M
FY16$13.8M
FY15$13.9M
FY14$24.6M
FY13$24.8M
FY12$25.0M
FY11$23.8M
FY10$24.9M
FY09$26.6M
FY08$25.9M
FY07$25.1M
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Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$24.7M
FY25$24.2M
FY24$23.1M
FY23$18.9M
FY22$16.4M
FY21$14.7M
FY20$13.9M
FY19$13.4M
FY18$13.2M
FY17$13.9M
FY16$13.8M
FY15$13.9M
FY14$24.6M
FY13$24.8M
FY12$25.0M
FY11$23.8M
FY10$24.9M
FY09$26.6M
FY08$25.9M
FY07$25.1M

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Jobs by title, FY24

Titles held by fewer than 5 people here are combined into “Other titles”2.

TitlePeopleAverage payAverage base salary
Other titles67$60,794$74,802
Temporary Worker46$10,180$51,832
Human Resources Professional 227$85,611$95,069
Historical Program Specialist26$35,245$78,811
Custodial Worker16$39,114$41,391
Fiscal & Policy Analyst Senior14$80,873$108,335
Public Service Manager 214$95,262$134,880
Library Resources Technician12$36,763$60,741
Public Service Manager 112$61,778$100,672
Library Consultant11$82,998$85,509
Maintenance Worker 211$40,601$45,076
Human Resources Professional 110$55,561$73,500
Administrative Intern9$2,305–
Human Resources Technical Specialist9$57,971$61,792
Reproduction Equipment Operator 29$50,184$52,229
Human Resources Associate8$57,150$67,434
Public Service Executive8$143,725$161,226
Purchasing Agent 38$54,798$79,643
Accounting Technician 27$48,667$53,628
Administrative Assistant 17$36,876$54,316
Custodial Assistant7$40,715$46,939
Executive Officer 27$82,416$96,444
Program Planner 27$40,670$71,490
Administrative Assistant 26$52,064$66,181
Budget Analyst 46$92,111$91,458
Facilities Maintenance Coordinator6$60,017$60,455
Program Planner 36$30,684–
Accountant 35$47,576–
Accounting Technician 35$40,252–
Attorney 25$94,322$111,230
Construction/Design Engineer Senior5$102,666$107,286
Fiscal & Policy Analyst5$82,098$85,313
Human Resources Program Coordinator5$97,651–
Librarian 25$55,343$71,361
Public Service Supervisor5$61,882–

All agencies

69,436
people paid in FY24
$4.19B
total pay in FY24, $3.14B in FY14
65%
of it paid by the three state universities and their hospitals

State payroll over time

Total pay for everyone in the salary book, each fiscal year, not adjusted for inflation.

Fiscal yearPeopleTotal pay
FY2668,019$4.69B
FY2570,390$4.49B
FY2469,436$4.19B
FY2361,110$3.97B
FY2265,312$3.85B
FY2163,829$3.69B
FY2063,896$3.61B
FY1960,445$3.48B
FY1859,867$3.44B
FY1759,400$3.41B
FY1658,988$3.29B
FY1560,138$3.21B
FY1459,859$3.14B
FY1359,488$3.08B
FY1259,929$3.02B
FY1160,125$2.88B
FY1059,113$2.86B
FY0960,328$2.92B
FY0860,262$2.75B
FY0767,695$2.65B
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Fiscal yearPeopleTotal pay
FY2668,019$4.69B
FY2570,390$4.49B
FY2469,436$4.19B
FY2361,110$3.97B
FY2265,312$3.85B
FY2163,829$3.69B
FY2063,896$3.61B
FY1960,445$3.48B
FY1859,867$3.44B
FY1759,400$3.41B
FY1658,988$3.29B
FY1560,138$3.21B
FY1459,859$3.14B
FY1359,488$3.08B
FY1259,929$3.02B
FY1160,125$2.88B
FY1059,113$2.86B
FY0960,328$2.92B
FY0860,262$2.75B
FY0767,695$2.65B

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By agency, FY24

Average pay is total pay divided by people, so part-time and part-year workers pull it down.

AgencyPeopleTotal payAverage payPeople, FY14
University of Iowa28,711$2.02B$70,24321,851
Health and Human Services10,331$314.3M$30,422–
Iowa State University8,469$594.1M$70,1499,425
Transportation3,254$185.1M$56,8873,679
Corrections3,173$180.0M$56,7313,357
University of Northern Iowa2,246$120.5M$53,6622,426
Judicial Branch2,007$127.3M$63,4372,002
Natural Resources1,489$69.1M$46,428–
Public Safety1,128$88.1M$78,087959
Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing1,077$65.2M$60,508–
Veterans Home948$37.3M$39,3581,163
Workforce Development832$38.7M$46,493850
Management598$41.4M$69,17226
Legislature541$24.5M$45,352600
Education540$34.1M$63,160885
Revenue527$29.3M$55,564410
Vocational Rehabilitation Services499$32.4M$64,841–
Agriculture and Land Stewardship459$24.2M$52,675402
Administrative Services416$23.1M$55,437417
Public Defense288$15.9M$55,330477
Attorney General285$26.0M$91,258281
Insurance and Financial Services260$20.9M$80,246–
Iowa School for the Deaf188$7.8M$41,301177
Economic Development154$9.3M$60,298147
Auditor of State125$8.6M$68,786139
Lottery Authority122$7.3M$60,040140
Finance Authority107$8.1M$75,676125
Department for the Blind106$4.5M$42,54497
IPERS95$8.5M$89,41184
Commerce94$6.5M$69,186403
Homeland Security and Emergency Management91$6.9M$75,708–
Iowa Communications Network79$6.8M$85,50191
Secretary of State47$2.6M$56,32334
Treasurer of State36$2.0M$56,14029
Governor’s Office32$2.7M$83,98231
Law Enforcement Academy32$2.1M$65,27231
Veterans Affairs19$802K$42,20516
Board of Parole15$891K$59,37319
Ethics and Campaign Disclosure8$498K$62,22512
Public Employment Relations5$231K$46,16414
Public Information Board3––3

A dash: fewer than 5 people, so pay isn’t shown.

See also what each agency does, what agencies paid out and the state budget.