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Iowa State University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Iowa State University has 4,954 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $69,448. ISU's staff salary increased by 3.21% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $154,162 over 276 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $82,089 over 645 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $72,023 over 696 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $67,675 over 516 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $78,588 over 211 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Iowa State University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Iowa State University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20254,954
+44 (0.90%) 		$69,448
+$2,161 (3.21%)
20244,910$67,287
Research2025516
-30 (-5.49%) 		$67,675
+$1,965 (2.99%)
2024546$65,711
Public service2025211
+4 (1.93%) 		$78,588
+$4,089 (5.49%)
2024207$74,499
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025183
+26 (16.56%) 		$66,003
+$428 (0.65%)
2024157$65,575
Management2025276
-8 (-2.82%) 		$154,162
+$5,214 (3.50%)
2024284$148,948
Business and Financial Operations2025696
-235 (-25.24%) 		$72,023
+$4,790 (7.12%)
2024931$67,233
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025645
+115 (21.70%) 		$82,089
+$2,353 (2.95%)
2024530$79,735
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025675
+87 (14.80%) 		$60,567
+$2,215 (3.80%)
2024588$58,352
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2025320
+7 (2.24%) 		$63,049
+$362 (0.58%)
2024313$62,687
Service2025550
-3 (-0.54%) 		$44,158
+$1,133 (2.63%)
2024553$43,025
Sales and related202515
-9 (-37.50%) 		$55,947
+$12,337 (28.29%)
202424$43,610
Office and Administrative Support2025465
+104 (28.81%) 		$51,399
+$1,408 (2.82%)
2024361$49,991
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2025324
-21 (-6.09%) 		$63,118
+$1,570 (2.55%)
2024345$61,547
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202578
+7 (9.86%) 		$55,182
+$4,795 (9.52%)
202471$50,387

Staff Salary Comparison

ISU's average staff salary is $69,448. ISU's staff salary is similar to the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in Iowa.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Iowa State University$69,448
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Iowa Colleges$59,465
Four-years Iowa Colleges$59,139

Staff Salary Comparison Between ISU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near ISU. Compared to those schools such as PCI Academy-Ames and Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary, ISU's staff salary is slightly higher than the average salary ($62,912). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from ISU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Iowa State University$69,4486,849
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA$45,091187
Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA$74,7251,506
Grand View University Des Moines, IA$60,872344
Drake University Des Moines, IA$59,1091,160
Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA$74,765206