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

Judicial Branch

2,007 people in FY24, paid $127.3M in all, an average of $63,437.

People

3,343
Fiscal yearPeople
FY263,343
FY252,198
FY242,007
FY232,024
FY221,967
FY211,887
FY201,904
FY191,898
FY181,869
FY171,896
FY161,970
FY151,982
FY142,002
FY131,918
FY121,908
FY111,909
FY102,021
FY092,098
FY082,139
FY072,128
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Fiscal yearPeople
FY263,343
FY252,198
FY242,007
FY232,024
FY221,967
FY211,887
FY201,904
FY191,898
FY181,869
FY171,896
FY161,970
FY151,982
FY142,002
FY131,918
FY121,908
FY111,909
FY102,021
FY092,098
FY082,139
FY072,128

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Total pay

$140.3M
Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$140.3M
FY25$132.7M
FY24$127.3M
FY23$130.8M
FY22$120.2M
FY21$118.3M
FY20$118.7M
FY19$115.6M
FY18$114.9M
FY17$116.1M
FY16$115.5M
FY15$113.9M
FY14$111.6M
FY13$107.1M
FY12$108.1M
FY11$102.9M
FY10$102.8M
FY09$109.8M
FY08$105.8M
FY07$102.1M
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Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$140.3M
FY25$132.7M
FY24$127.3M
FY23$130.8M
FY22$120.2M
FY21$118.3M
FY20$118.7M
FY19$115.6M
FY18$114.9M
FY17$116.1M
FY16$115.5M
FY15$113.9M
FY14$111.6M
FY13$107.1M
FY12$108.1M
FY11$102.9M
FY10$102.8M
FY09$109.8M
FY08$105.8M
FY07$102.1M

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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
Judicial Specialist 2284$28,019$40,003
Judicial Specialist 4259$55,564$59,946
Judicial Specialist 3220$42,217$45,771
Other titles173$72,949$82,796
Magistrate150$39,963$45,468
Court Reporter149$74,060$81,888
District Court Judge112$150,886$164,684
Juvenile Court Officer 397$88,826$91,069
District Associate Judge (1-81)84$133,396$146,048
Senior Judge56$14,630$9,834
Juvenile Court Officer 247$60,981$60,878
Law Clerk 133$33,534$57,275
Juvenile Court Specialist 228$52,376$54,124
Juvenile Court Supervisor26$99,316$99,717
Juvenile Court Officer 120$40,754$57,717
Trial Court Supervisor 418$64,912$70,787
Law Clerk 217$28,725$61,651
Staff Attorney Senior16$110,322$114,425
Clerk of District Court 214$75,904$77,185
Clerk of District Court 313$64,252$69,466
Executive Assistant13$62,228$68,339
Juvenile Court Specialist 113$29,056$39,451
Law Clerk 313$32,089$66,652
Trial Court Supervisor 312$55,152$63,820
Assistant District Court Administrator Senior11$91,172$95,247
Trial Court Supervisor 211$55,609$58,607
Appellate Court Judge9$147,928$179,021
Clerk of District Court 49$84,695$85,620
Family Treatment Court Coordinator9$37,890$51,035
Judicial Temporary Worker9$25,446$81,439
Chief District Court Judge8$163,882$151,822
Chief Juvenile Court Officer 18$105,576$116,905
District Court Administrator8$116,419$124,306
Case Coordinator Specialist7$72,855$75,774
Desktop Application Support Analyst 27$80,865$84,311
Internal Auditor6$87,005$89,627
Juvenile Court Services Administrative Assistant 26$68,595$69,925
Proprietary Application Support Analyst 26$75,345$80,658
Supreme Court Justice6$187,327$196,692
Accountant/Auditor 25$67,714$71,427
Contract Administrator 25$73,814$77,305
Hardware Technician 35$79,879–
Judicial Intern5$2,668$42,848

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.