Project Management Specialists in Iowa earn a median of $96,540 a year (6% below the U.S. median of $102,320), based on about 6,720 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within Iowa. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.

Median annual pay

$96,540

6% below the U.S. median of $102,320

Average annual pay

$106,580

Mean wage

Pay range

$62,000–$150,290

10th to 90th percentile

Jobs in the state

6,720

Employees, May 2025

Median hourly pay

$46.41

Before taxes

The state's price level is 87.8 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $96,540 here equals roughly $109,954 after adjusting for the state's price level.

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Fields of study linked to this career by the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk (U.S. Department of Education, NCES, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a classification crosswalk, and many workers entered by other routes): Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Business/Commerce, General · Business Administration, Management and Operations · Construction Management

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.