Leaderboard · week of October 28, 2026
Top-paying jobs in Iowa
The best-paying posted jobs for each profession this week, one per employer, ranked by weekly pay. Pay is what the employer posted.
Paramedic
- 1 Allied Health - Paramedic/EMTCynet Health · Ottumwa, Iowa $49.64 per hour
- 2 Emergency Medical Technician / ParamedicCross Country Nurses · OTTUMWA, IA $1,693.97 per week (gross package)
- 3 EMT / ParamedicCAREonsite / Tang+Company · Marshalltown, IA $25–$28 per hour
- 4 Part-Time ParamedicAMR · Charles City, Iowa $21 per hour
EMT
- 1 Allied Health - Paramedic/EMTCynet Health · Ottumwa, Iowa $49.64 per hour
- 2 Emergency Medical Technician / ParamedicCross Country Nurses · OTTUMWA, IA $1,693.97 per week (gross package)
- 3 EMT / ParamedicCAREonsite / Tang+Company · Marshalltown, IA $25–$28 per hour
- 4 Part-Time EMT BasicAMR · Charles City, Iowa $17 per hour
Registered nurse
- 1 RN - EP LabCynet Health · Cedar Rapids, Iowa $82.69 per hour
- 2 Registered Nurse / Operating Room Open HeartCross Country Nurses · IOWA CITY, IA $3,715.71 per week (gross package)
- 3 Travel Obstetrics RNTLC Nursing Associates, Inc. · Atlantic, IA $2,788 per week
- 4 Med/Surg | Registered NurseGHR Healthcare · Atlantic, IA $2,580–$2,720 per week
- 5 Registered Nurse (Day and Night)Loyal Source · Des Moines, IA $59–$66 per hour
- 6 Travel ER RNNurseStar Medical Partners · Keosauqua, Iowa, United States $1,800–$2,000 per week (gross package)
- 7 Registered Nurse- MedSurgVeterans Health Administration · Des Moines, Iowa $75,278–$139,394 per year
LPN / LVN
- 1 LPN / LVN - GeneralCynet Health · Clive, Iowa $43.61 per hour
- 2 Licensed Practical Nurse / Medical Surgical Rehabilitation FloorCross Country Nurses · CLIVE, IA $1,507.67 per week (gross package)
- 3 Travel Long Term Care LPNTLC Nursing Associates, Inc. · Ossian, IA $1,500 per week
CNA
- 1 Hospital | CNAGHR Healthcare · Des Moines, IA $730–$780 per week