Engineering Jobs in Iowa

Engineering hiring in Iowa: the current picture

There are 82 engineering openings in Iowa. Employers added at least 21 new engineering postings in Iowa in the past week — an unusually active market, with a fifth or more of all listings arriving in the last seven days.

Hiring is concentrated: Wellmark alone accounts for roughly 17% of open roles, with Kleinfelder and Kleinfelder Australia next in line. Des Moines has the deepest pool (36 openings), followed by West Des Moines (10) and Coralville (6). Of postings that specify a schedule, 98% are full-time. 2 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (2%) of the market.

Posted pay in Iowa runs below the national mix for engineering work: 30% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 76% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $85,000 here, compared with roughly $134,000 across all states.

For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in Iowa at $92,000 (median $84,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here are broadly in line with that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.