what is the average rate of pay in iowa

Published Jan 29, 2005

by lynn bee

what is the average rate of pay for nurses in iowa.i am considering moving out of town.but just curious as to what other nurses average in iowa.what are your specialty?

debblynn13

154 Posts

Jan 31, 2005

hi lynn,

I haven't graduated yet so I can't tell you what I make. Here are the links I have for both Broadlawns and Iowa Health Systems in Des Moines, they list wage ranges for the jobs they have open.

http://www.broadlawns.org/employment1.htm

http://www.ihsdesmoines.org/body.cfm?id=37

Good luck

Deb RN May 2005 (hopefully)

NurseyPam

13 Posts

Mar 19, 2005

what is the average rate of pay for nurses in iowa.i am considering moving out of town.but just curious as to what other nurses average in iowa.what are your specialty?

Don't know if I am a good one to answer this...I work in rural SW Iowa...very poor usually...I have been a RN for 5 years now, and with my shift diff only make about $19/hr. Could work in DSM for about double that, but I am able to call home most nights and tell my kids goodnight. Plus, I don't have to pay as much for gas. I think the other hospitals around us pay more (like $25 or so) but I am not sure. Hope this helps. I know at our hospital, most of the time the stress level and patient to nurse ratio is much lower.

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN

1,233 Posts

Specializes in Home Health Care.

Mar 20, 2005

I'm only student, but I do know that south central to south-eastern Iowa also make lower wages.

Ottumwa Regional always advertises for R.N staffing salaries to be between $17-$22 per hour. My friend who is a D.O.N (psychiatric unit) in Osky pays $21-$22 per hour for her R.N. staff nurses.

LPN's in these areas can expect at least $5.00 less per hour than R.N. pay.

Most absurd is some of the Dr. Office salaries.. some LPN's only start out about $9-$10 :eek: