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Project Coordinator salary and cost of hiring in Iowa

The median project coordinator in Iowa earned $96,540 a year in May 2025[1], 5.6% below the US median of $102,320. That puts Iowa at #31 of 51 states for this job.

$8,045median pay per month in Iowa
$11,493employer cost per month with benefits
$46.41median pay per hour
6,720people in this job in Iowa

BLS occupation 13-1082. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Iowa$62,000$96,540$150,290
United States$61,580$102,320$167,970
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of project coordinators in Iowa earns $77,360–$130,170; the top tenth earns $150,290 or more, 2.4 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the Iowa median that makes about $137,914 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$137,914local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in Iowa

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Dubuque, IA
$104,690
$142,550290
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$102,880
$135,820650
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
$101,150
$146,8202,640
Ames, IA
$97,290
$126,940260
Iowa City, IA
$96,820
$127,480420
Cedar Rapids, IA
$93,760
$125,640850
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$85,440
$116,630260
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
$85,130
$105,130200
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$84,560
$104,750140
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$84,430
$117,260580
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
$81,600
$107,470190
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$81,210
$102,660340

Dubuque, IA pays the most ($104,690) and Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area the least ($81,210): $23,480 a year apart for the same job.

What a project coordinator does

A project coordinator keeps projects on track: plans, tasks, deadlines, status updates and the meeting notes everyone forgets to write.

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs Iowa
Wisconsin
$97,580
+1.1%
Utah
$96,720
+0.2%
Iowa
$96,540
+0.0%
North Dakota
$96,160
-0.4%
Ohio
$95,770
-0.8%

Questions

How much does a project coordinator earn in Iowa?

The median was $96,540 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $77,360 to $130,170.

What does it cost to employ a project coordinator in Iowa?

About $137,914 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Iowa do project coordinators earn the most?

Dubuque, IA, with a median of $104,690 a year.

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 13-1082: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131082.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-05.