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Software Developer Salary in Iowa City, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Iowa City, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of software developers 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 Software Developers in Iowa City, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,900
25th Percentile Wage
$80,860
50th Percentile Wage
$85,520
75th Percentile Wage
$106,940
90th Percentile Wage
$134,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers 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 $134,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,900.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$85,520
6.40% 6.40%
2021
$80,050
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Iowa City with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,520 in Iowa City is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Iowa City is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$120,000
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$108,440
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$107,240
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$105,970
Ames
$105,730
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$105,040
Cedar Rapids
$103,630
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$98,740
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$97,600
Iowa City
$85,520
Dubuque
$85,110

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