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Dentist salary in Iowa

A real-employer view of Dentist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Dentist in Iowa: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $172,500. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry6$138,639
Level II — qualified3$170,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Dentist in Iowa. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Community Health CenterDentist3$87,277
Primary Health Care, Inc.Dentist3$190,000
Iowa Dental Health Professionals PCDentist2$157,852
Crescent Community Health CenterDentist1$175,000
Dr. Fatah, DDS, PCDentist (Managing Clinical Director)1$195,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Dentist at Crescent Community Health Center
    $175,000
    DubuqueDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-428377
  • Dentist at Community Health Center
    $83,824
    ClarionWage Level IDecided Sep 19, 2025I-200-25255-305378
  • Dentist at Primary Health Care, Inc.
    $190,000
    Des MoinesWage Level IDecided Aug 29, 2025I-200-25234-261192
  • Dentist (Managing Clinical Director) at Dr. Fatah, DDS, PC
    $195,000
    Des MoinesWage Level IIDecided Jun 6, 2025I-200-25150-035588
  • Dentist at Iowa Dental Health Professionals PC
    $145,704
    DavenportWage Level IIDecided Nov 7, 2024I-200-24305-445099
  • Dentist at Iowa Dental Health Professionals PC
    $170,000
    DavenportWage Level IIDecided Oct 18, 2024I-200-24284-398763
  • Dentist at Primary Health Care, Inc.
    $190,000
    Des MoinesWage Level IDecided Aug 26, 2025I-200-25231-252986
  • Dentist at Primary Health Care, Inc.
    $190,000
    Des MoinesWage Level IDecided Aug 18, 2025I-200-25223-233707

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.