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
IPERS
157 people in FY26, paid $9.9M in all, an average of $63,053.
People
157
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 157 |
| FY25 | 123 |
| FY24 | 95 |
| FY23 | 91 |
| FY22 | 91 |
| FY21 | 89 |
| FY20 | 89 |
| FY19 | 91 |
| FY18 | 84 |
| FY17 | 84 |
| FY16 | 84 |
| FY15 | 86 |
| FY14 | 84 |
| FY13 | 83 |
| FY12 | 85 |
| FY11 | 86 |
| FY10 | 84 |
| FY09 | 87 |
| FY08 | 86 |
| FY07 | 95 |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 157 |
| FY25 | 123 |
| FY24 | 95 |
| FY23 | 91 |
| FY22 | 91 |
| FY21 | 89 |
| FY20 | 89 |
| FY19 | 91 |
| FY18 | 84 |
| FY17 | 84 |
| FY16 | 84 |
| FY15 | 86 |
| FY14 | 84 |
| FY13 | 83 |
| FY12 | 85 |
| FY11 | 86 |
| FY10 | 84 |
| FY09 | 87 |
| FY08 | 86 |
| FY07 | 95 |
Total pay
$9.9M
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $9.9M |
| FY25 | $8.7M |
| FY24 | $8.5M |
| FY23 | $7.6M |
| FY22 | $7.5M |
| FY21 | $7.2M |
| FY20 | $6.5M |
| FY19 | $6.3M |
| FY18 | $6.3M |
| FY17 | $6.5M |
| FY16 | $6.2M |
| FY15 | $5.9M |
| FY14 | $5.7M |
| FY13 | $5.7M |
| FY12 | $6.0M |
| FY11 | $5.6M |
| FY10 | $5.3M |
| FY09 | $5.3M |
| FY08 | $5.2M |
| FY07 | $5.2M |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $9.9M |
| FY25 | $8.7M |
| FY24 | $8.5M |
| FY23 | $7.6M |
| FY22 | $7.5M |
| FY21 | $7.2M |
| FY20 | $6.5M |
| FY19 | $6.3M |
| FY18 | $6.3M |
| FY17 | $6.5M |
| FY16 | $6.2M |
| FY15 | $5.9M |
| FY14 | $5.7M |
| FY13 | $5.7M |
| FY12 | $6.0M |
| FY11 | $5.6M |
| FY10 | $5.3M |
| FY09 | $5.3M |
| FY08 | $5.2M |
| FY07 | $5.2M |
Jobs by title, FY26
Titles held by fewer than 5 people here are combined into “Other titles”2.
| Title | People | Average pay | Average base salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary Worker | 46 | $13,513 | $51,679 |
| Other titles | 34 | $104,569 | $116,748 |
| Retirement Benefits Officer | 22 | $47,372 | $67,618 |
| Management Analyst 3 | 12 | $52,757 | $87,443 |
| Public Service Manager 2 | 8 | $100,009 | $110,805 |
| Retirement Benefits Officer Senior | 8 | $64,859 | $78,166 |
| Executive Officer 3 | 6 | $74,402 | $101,362 |
| Retirement Compliance Officer Senior | 6 | $68,843 | $82,514 |
| Executive Officer 1 | 5 | $31,499 | $97,827 |
| Executive Officer 2 | 5 | $93,346 | $99,412 |
| Retirement Investment Officer Senior | 5 | $248,892 | $233,688 |
68,019
people paid in FY26$4.69B
total pay in FY26, $3.29B in FY1665%
of it paid by the three state universities and their hospitalsState payroll over time
Total pay for everyone in the salary book, each fiscal year, not adjusted for inflation.
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
By agency, FY26
Average pay is total pay divided by people, so part-time and part-year workers pull it down.
| Agency | People | Total pay | Average pay | People, FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | 30,549 | $2.34B | $76,492 | 23,080 |
| Iowa State University | 7,274 | $587.6M | $80,779 | 9,830 |
| Health and Human Services | 5,486 | $312.9M | $57,035 | – |
| Corrections | 4,514 | $269.4M | $59,673 | 2,962 |
| Judicial Branch | 3,343 | $140.3M | $41,974 | 1,970 |
| Transportation | 3,114 | $194.3M | $62,408 | 3,237 |
| University of Northern Iowa | 2,135 | $126.3M | $59,175 | 2,443 |
| Workforce Development | 1,595 | $73.7M | $46,187 | 730 |
| Natural Resources | 1,429 | $69.7M | $48,741 | – |
| Public Safety | 1,168 | $90.5M | $77,521 | 901 |
| Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing | 1,038 | $75.7M | $72,953 | – |
| Veterans Home | 962 | $39.8M | $41,384 | 1,072 |
| Education | 758 | $51.8M | $68,293 | 840 |
| Revenue | 639 | $39.4M | $61,589 | 340 |
| Legislature | 611 | $26.5M | $43,399 | 586 |
| Management | 569 | $55.1M | $96,864 | 22 |
| Agriculture and Land Stewardship | 498 | $26.3M | $52,796 | 369 |
| Administrative Services | 394 | $24.7M | $62,804 | 253 |
| Insurance and Financial Services | 380 | $31.3M | $82,329 | – |
| Attorney General | 295 | $28.7M | $97,248 | 267 |
| Public Defense | 273 | $16.4M | $60,150 | 285 |
| IPERS | 157 | $9.9M | $63,053 | 84 |
| Auditor of State | 141 | $9.0M | $64,023 | 128 |
| Finance Authority | 115 | $8.5M | $73,679 | 107 |
| Department for the Blind | 112 | $4.6M | $40,788 | 91 |
| Economic Development | 112 | $9.8M | $87,917 | 128 |
| Homeland Security and Emergency Management | 88 | $7.4M | $84,050 | 95 |
| Iowa Communications Network | 69 | $6.6M | $95,094 | 93 |
| Secretary of State | 51 | $2.9M | $56,713 | 46 |
| Treasurer of State | 38 | $2.2M | $58,312 | 29 |
| Law Enforcement Academy | 35 | $2.6M | $74,132 | 28 |
| Governor’s Office | 30 | $2.8M | $93,672 | 32 |
| Veterans Affairs | 17 | $784K | $46,126 | 20 |
| Board of Parole | 13 | $948K | $72,950 | 16 |
| Ethics and Campaign Disclosure | 11 | $585K | $53,167 | 6 |
| Public Information Board | 6 | $233K | $38,771 | 3 |
See also what each agency does, what agencies paid out and the state budget.