SOC 15-1221, wage year 2025-26

Computer and Information Research Scientists prevailing wage in Iowa

Short answer

In Iowa, the median prevailing wage for computer and information research scientists across its 13 areas is $42.64 an hour at Level 1 ($88,691 a year) and $88.29 an hour at Level 4 ($183,643 a year). The Level 2 median of $57.86 is 7% above the national median across areas ($53.89). Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is the highest-paying area at $97.41 at Level 2, and Omaha, NE-IA the lowest at $47.59.

Every Iowa area for computer and information research scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$95.75	$97.41	$99.06	$100.72
Ames, IA	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Cedar Rapids, IA	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Dubuque, IA	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Iowa City, IA	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$42.64	$57.86	$73.07	$88.29
Omaha, NE-IA	$38.43	$47.59	$56.74	$65.90

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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