LIVE MARKET·93 IA postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026
Dental Assistant salary in Iowa: $22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr median.
Pay range $20.00$800$41,600–$23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr across the middle 50% of 93 active Iowa postings from 48 employers.
2.2% below the national Dental Assistant median of $22.50/hr · #21 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$22.00$880$45,760
P25–P75
$20.00$800$41,600–$23.50$940$48,880
middle 50%
Postings
93
last 180 days
Employers
48
in IA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·DENTAL ASSISTANT
How Iowa compares with its neighbors.
01Minnesota$31.00/hr$1,240/wk$64,480/yr
02South Dakota$22.50/hr$900/wk$46,800/yr
03Iowa (this page)$22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr
04Wisconsin$22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr05Nebraska$21.50/hr$860/wk$44,720/yr06Illinois$21.00/hr$840/wk$43,680/yr07Missouri$20.50/hr$820/wk$42,640/yr02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Dental Assistant pay is highest nationally.
01Minnesota$31.00/hr$1,240/wk$64,480/yr02Oregon$27.50/hr$1,100/wk$57,200/yr
03North Dakota$27.00/hr$1,080/wk$56,160/yr
04Washington$27.00/hr$1,080/wk$56,160/yr05Massachusetts$26.50/hr$1,060/wk$55,120/yr03·OTHER ROLES IN IOWA·12 ROLES
More healthcare salaries in Iowa.
01Cath Lab Nurse$78.07/hr$3,123/wk$162,386/yr02Cardiac Catheterization Technologist$75.90/hr$3,036/wk$157,872/yr03CT Technologist$73.50/hr$2,940/wk$152,880/yr04Labor & Delivery Nurse$71.19/hr$2,848/wk$148,075/yr05ICU Nurse$62.86/hr$2,514/wk$130,749/yr06Med-Surg Nurse$62.67/hr$2,507/wk$130,354/yr07Med Surg/Telemetry Nurse$61.85/hr$2,474/wk$128,648/yr08Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)$61.00/hr$2,440/wk$126,880/yr09Telemetry Nurse$60.86/hr$2,434/wk$126,589/yr10Registered Nurse (RN)$57.81/hr$2,312/wk$120,245/yr11Physical Therapist$48.50/hr$1,940/wk$100,880/yr12Dental Hygienist$43.50/hr$1,740/wk$90,480/yr
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·DENTAL ASSISTANT · IA
Dental Assistant pay in Iowa, answered.
How much does a Dental Assistant make in Iowa?
The median Dental Assistant pay in Iowa is $22.00/hr (about $45,760/yr), based on 93 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.
What is the Dental Assistant pay range in Iowa?
The middle 50% of Iowa postings pay $20.00–$23.50/hr. Listed pay runs from $16.50 to $27.50/hr.
Do Dental Assistants in Iowa earn more than the national average?
Iowa pays 2.2% less than the national Dental Assistant median of $22.50/hr, ranking #21 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring Dental Assistants in Iowa?
48 employers posted Dental Assistant roles with listed pay in Iowa over the last 180 days.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Iowa, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.