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Electrical Engineer Salary in Iowa City, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Iowa City, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers in Iowa City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Engineers in Iowa City, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$74,670
25th Percentile Wage
$77,640
50th Percentile Wage
$97,090
75th Percentile Wage
$173,160
90th Percentile Wage
$173,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Iowa City, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $173,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,670.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$97,090
14.33% 12.91%
2018
$83,180
-1.66% -
2017
$84,560
0.00% -
2012
$84,560
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Iowa City with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,090 in Iowa City is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Iowa City is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ames.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$102,590
Cedar Rapids
$99,100
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$99,090
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$98,150
Iowa City
$97,090
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$97,000
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$95,600
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$94,900
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$93,460
Dubuque
$79,950
Ames
$78,590

See also: Top paying jobs in Iowa City, Iowa.