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

Revenue

527 people in FY24, paid $29.3M in all, an average of $55,564.

People

639
Fiscal yearPeople
FY26639
FY25596
FY24527
FY23421
FY22394
FY21359
FY20347
FY19336
FY18334
FY17337
FY16340
FY15415
FY14410
FY13401
FY12408
FY11407
FY10391
FY09441
FY08457
FY07442
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Fiscal yearPeople
FY26639
FY25596
FY24527
FY23421
FY22394
FY21359
FY20347
FY19336
FY18334
FY17337
FY16340
FY15415
FY14410
FY13401
FY12408
FY11407
FY10391
FY09441
FY08457
FY07442

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Total pay

$39.4M
Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$39.4M
FY25$31.1M
FY24$29.3M
FY23$25.0M
FY22$22.4M
FY21$20.7M
FY20$19.1M
FY19$18.4M
FY18$18.7M
FY17$18.5M
FY16$19.0M
FY15$19.4M
FY14$19.1M
FY13$19.3M
FY12$19.8M
FY11$19.0M
FY10$21.3M
FY09$22.4M
FY08$21.4M
FY07$20.1M
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Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$39.4M
FY25$31.1M
FY24$29.3M
FY23$25.0M
FY22$22.4M
FY21$20.7M
FY20$19.1M
FY19$18.4M
FY18$18.7M
FY17$18.5M
FY16$19.0M
FY15$19.4M
FY14$19.1M
FY13$19.3M
FY12$19.8M
FY11$19.0M
FY10$21.3M
FY09$22.4M
FY08$21.4M
FY07$20.1M

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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 titles73$62,954$78,117
Revenue Examiner 253$53,203$61,282
Temporary Worker34$9,142$37,403
Administrative Intern23$5,918$38,939
Revenue Auditor 223$60,029$72,019
Revenue Examiner 323$64,816$71,281
Clerk Specialist22$38,068$46,549
Management Analyst 321$73,431$80,250
Taxpayer Service Specialist 320$64,213$79,288
Revenue Agent 218$51,999$57,689
Seasonal Worker17$10,716$35,265
Taxpayer Services Specialist 117$31,370$50,204
Public Service Manager 114$82,275$108,602
Public Service Supervisor14$60,317$74,062
Executive Officer 312$75,617$117,416
Public Service Manager 212$111,440$131,681
Information Technology Specialist 510$49,740$109,314
Public Service Executive10$115,756$164,403
Executive Officer 29$79,885$94,099
Revenue Auditor 39$73,101$77,508
Technical Tax Specialist 28$82,006$88,488
Attorney 37$91,928$115,321
Compliance Officer 27$69,407$89,866
Fiscal & Policy Analyst7$52,060$96,158
Secretary 27$41,940$55,147
Taxpayer Service Specialist 27$47,620$62,878
Accountant 26$44,431$71,556
Accounting Technician 26$45,897$54,924
Attorney 16$31,694$76,361
Executive Officer 56$93,864$130,674
Fiscal & Policy Analyst Senior6$103,889$113,589
Investigator 35$68,212–
Program Planner 25$64,094$69,451
Property Appraiser 35$59,468–
Revenue Agent 35$61,257$64,193

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.