Human Resources Specialist Salary in Iowa City, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Iowa City, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists 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 Human Resources Specialists in Iowa City, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,320
25th Percentile Wage
$50,040
50th Percentile Wage
$63,160
75th Percentile Wage
$78,480
90th Percentile Wage
$94,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $94,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,320.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$63,160
2.94% 13.00%
2021
$61,300
-1.16% -
2020
$62,010
3.92% -
2019
$59,580
2.47% -
2018
$58,110
3.36% -
2017
$56,160
0.66% -
2016
$55,790
-0.11% -
2015
$55,850
4.01% -
2014
$53,610
-1.23% -
2013
$54,270
-1.25% -
2012
$54,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Iowa City with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,160 in Iowa City is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Iowa City is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island and 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$67,000
Ames
$64,280
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$63,240
Iowa City
$63,160
Cedar Rapids
$60,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$59,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$58,330
Dubuque
$57,630
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$57,230
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$56,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$56,260

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