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

Veterans Home

948 people in FY24, paid $37.3M in all, an average of $39,358.

People

1,179
962
Fiscal yearPeople
FY26962
FY25968
FY24948
FY23947
FY22940
FY211,013
FY201,010
FY191,019
FY181,022
FY171,013
FY161,072
FY151,179
FY141,163
FY131,173
FY121,089
FY111,040
FY101,080
FY091,141
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Fiscal yearPeople
FY26962
FY25968
FY24948
FY23947
FY22940
FY211,013
FY201,010
FY191,019
FY181,022
FY171,013
FY161,072
FY151,179
FY141,163
FY131,173
FY121,089
FY111,040
FY101,080
FY091,141

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Total pay

$46.9M
$39.8M
Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$39.8M
FY25$39.0M
FY24$37.3M
FY23$38.7M
FY22$38.5M
FY21$42.0M
FY20$41.5M
FY19$41.5M
FY18$42.7M
FY17$44.8M
FY16$46.8M
FY15$46.9M
FY14$45.9M
FY13$45.2M
FY12$44.6M
FY11$42.0M
FY10$43.8M
FY09$44.3M
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Fiscal yearTotal pay
FY26$39.8M
FY25$39.0M
FY24$37.3M
FY23$38.7M
FY22$38.5M
FY21$42.0M
FY20$41.5M
FY19$41.5M
FY18$42.7M
FY17$44.8M
FY16$46.8M
FY15$46.9M
FY14$45.9M
FY13$45.2M
FY12$44.6M
FY11$42.0M
FY10$43.8M
FY09$44.3M

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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
Resident Treatment Worker286$39,794$48,559
Temporary Worker132$9,521$41,345
Other titles101$66,624$77,046
Food Service Worker79$24,812$34,775
Client/Patient57$1,464$15,080
Licensed Practical Nurse39$71,984$75,149
Resident Aide30$19,909$30,897
Nurse Supervisor28$81,308$103,348
Registered Nurse17$50,171$79,133
Nurse Clinician15$89,647$94,371
Laundry Worker 113$35,202$41,212
Pharmacy Technician13$25,374$46,641
Secretary 113$39,274$43,279
Activities Assistant12$47,046$51,168
Cook 212$34,270$41,369
Public Service Supervisor9$65,728$78,757
Social Worker 39$56,506$71,397
Activities Specialist 18$63,146$68,292
Pharmacist8$80,680$110,226
Accounting Technician 27$37,313$46,724
Clinical Dietitian6$68,480$76,118
Human Resources Technical Assistant6$51,731$52,645
Laundry Worker 26$42,599$45,477
Nursing Unit Coordinator6$61,259$55,158
Storekeeper 26$41,259$45,289
Activities Aide5$39,952$38,330
Administrative Assistant 15$61,851$60,882
Driver5$38,324$42,428
Nursing Services Director5$104,114–
Secretary 25$45,869–
Security Guard 15$38,709–

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.