LIVE MARKET·850 IA postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026
Critical Care Nurse salary in Iowa: $63.24/hr$2,530/wk$131,539/yr median.
Pay range $60.26$2,410$125,341–$67.22/hr$2,689/wk$139,818/yr across the middle 50% of 850 active Iowa postings from 90 employers.
0.3% above the national Critical Care Nurse median of $63.05/hr · #22 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$63.24$2,530$131,539
P25–P75
$60.26$2,410$125,341–$67.22$2,689$139,818
middle 50%
Postings
850
last 12 months
Employers
90
in IA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·CRITICAL CARE NURSE
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02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
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04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·CRITICAL CARE NURSE · IA
Critical Care Nurse pay in Iowa, answered.
What do Critical Care Nurse jobs pay in Iowa?
The median Critical Care Nurse pay in Iowa is $63.24/hr (about $131,539/yr), based on 850 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.
What is the Critical Care Nurse pay range in Iowa?
The middle 50% of Iowa postings pay $60.26–$67.22/hr. Listed pay runs from $34.61 to $88.47/hr.
Is Critical Care Nurse pay in Iowa above the national average?
Iowa pays 0.3% more than the national Critical Care Nurse median of $63.05/hr, ranking #22 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring for Critical Care Nurse roles in Iowa?
90 employers posted Critical Care Nurse roles with listed pay in Iowa over the last 12 months.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Iowa, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.