LIVE MARKET·213 IA postings · last 12 months·Data through July 1, 2026

Dental salary in Iowa: $23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr median.

Pay range $20.50$820$42,640–$41.00/hr$1,640/wk$85,280/yr across the middle 50% of 213 active Iowa postings from 79 employers.

7.8% below the national Dental median of $25.50/hr · #38 of 51 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$23.50$940$48,880
P25–P75
$20.50$820$42,640–$41.00$1,640$85,280
middle 50%
Postings
213
last 12 months
Employers
79
in IA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·DENTAL

How Iowa compares with its neighbors.

01Minnesota683 postings
$40.00/hr$1,600/wk$83,200/yr02South Dakota71 postings
$30.00/hr$1,200/wk$62,400/yr03Missouri659 postings
$27.50/hr$1,100/wk$57,200/yr04Wisconsin634 postings
$27.25/hr$1,090/wk$56,680/yr05Nebraska165 postings
$25.00/hr$1,000/wk$52,000/yr06Illinois1,542 postings
$24.00/hr$960/wk$49,920/yr
07Iowa (this page)213 postings
$23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Dental pay is highest nationally.

01Rhode Island93 postings
$42.50/hr$1,700/wk$88,400/yr02Minnesota683 postings
$40.00/hr$1,600/wk$83,200/yr03South Carolina478 postings
$38.25/hr$1,530/wk$79,560/yr
04Wyoming34 postings
$37.50/hr$1,500/wk$78,000/yr
05West Virginia79 postings
$32.00/hr$1,280/wk$66,560/yr
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03·DENTAL ROLES IN IOWA·2 ROLES

Dental roles in Iowa, by title.

01Dental Hygienist60 postings
$43.50/hr$1,740/wk$90,480/yr02Dental Assistant93 postings
$22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr
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04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·DENTAL · IA

Dental pay in Iowa, answered.

What do Dental jobs pay in Iowa?

The median Dental pay in Iowa is $23.50/hr (about $48,880/yr), based on 213 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

What is the Dental pay range in Iowa?

The middle 50% of Iowa postings pay $20.50–$41.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $16.50 to $84.50/hr.

Is Dental pay in Iowa above the national average?

Iowa pays 7.8% less than the national Dental median of $25.50/hr, ranking #38 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring for Dental roles in Iowa?

79 employers posted Dental 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.