Information Security Analysts prevailing wage in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Annual = hourly x 2080 hours, the convention DOL uses. Weekly = hourly x 40. Gross pay before tax. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26.

In Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, moving a information security analysts role from Level 1 to Level 2 adds $13.47 an hour (43%), from Level 2 to Level 3 adds $13.48 (30%), and from Level 3 to Level 4 adds $13.47 (23%). The biggest steps come at the senior end, so a role filed one level too low saves more on paper than it would at the entry end. At Level 1 the minimum is $5,418 a month gross; at Level 4 it is $12,425.

Areas with a Level 2 wage close to $44.73

These are the 6 areas anywhere in the country whose information security analysts Level 2 wage is nearest to this one. Use them when a requirement could be worked from several places and you want the wage floor to stay about the same.

IA and this occupation

IA has 13 areas in the data. The state median Level 2 wage for information security analysts is $45.91 an hour, and Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is below it. The highest area in IA is Iowa City, IA at $50.08, and the lowest is Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA at $39.28.

Among IT occupations here

In Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, information security analysts ranks 4 of 16 IT occupations by Level 2 wage. The highest is computer and information research scientists at $57.86 an hour and the lowest is computer user support specialists at $21.53.

• At Level 2 the consultant must be paid at least $93,038 a year, or $7,753 a month gross, for work in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
• Your bill rate must cover that wage plus payroll costs and margin: try $44.73 an hour in the W2 burden rate calculator and the markup and margin calculator.

Which level applies, and what an LCA means, is explained on the prevailing wage guide. Not legal advice.