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Accountants and Auditors in Iowa

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Accountants and Auditors in Iowa

Considering a career as an Accountant or Auditor in Iowa?

14.1% Jobs Projection
$61,440 Median Salary
1,390 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Accountants and Auditors in Iowa are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Accountants and Auditors in Iowa is growing faster than average.

  • Accountants and Auditors in Iowa earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Accountants and Auditors Work in Iowa?

In Iowa, there were 9,600 people working as Accountants and Auditors in the year 2018.

There were 9,930 Accountants and Auditors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 330 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 13,650 Accountants and Auditors working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Accountants and Auditors than average.

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Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Accountants and Auditors in this state are growing at a rate of 14.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.0%.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,390 annual job openings, and a total of 14,810 jobs for Iowa Accountants and Auditors in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 141,800 annual jobs and 1,537,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Accountants and Auditors Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Accountants and Auditors ranged from $41,060 to $99,390 with $61,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.74 to $47.78. The median hourly rate was $29.54.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.99 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.55.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Accountants and Auditors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Accountants and Auditors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 4,770 $61,380
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 3,530 $66,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 1,050 $63,650
Cedar Rapids, IA 1,020 $66,870
Iowa City, IA 490 $59,890
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 480 $61,780
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 420 $57,310
Dubuque, IA 390 $58,000
Ames, IA 310 $61,790

Top States for Accountants and Auditors Employment

View the list below to see where most Accountants and Auditors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 148,600 $75,690
Texas 115,270 $72,860
New York 110,780 $83,250
Florida 71,940 $62,270
Illinois 53,280 $71,470
Pennsylvania 51,720 $67,480
Ohio 45,670 $64,630
Virginia 41,230 $76,490
New Jersey 37,370 $81,190
Georgia 37,200 $68,870
Colorado 36,290 $72,940
Massachusetts 35,360 $74,890
Michigan 33,610 $65,850
North Carolina 33,020 $69,840
Washington 32,870 $70,600
Missouri 25,090 $63,640
Maryland 25,020 $74,030
Minnesota 22,960 $66,240
Wisconsin 22,610 $63,390
Indiana 20,100 $64,380

Below are the states where Accountants and Auditors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $91,890
New York $83,250
New Jersey $81,190
Rhode Island $76,770
Virginia $76,490
Connecticut $76,450
California $75,690
Alaska $75,590
Massachusetts $74,890
Maryland $74,030

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