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Developer salary in Iowa

A real-employer view of Developer 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

Developer in Iowa: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $125,645. 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 II — qualified2$95,732
Level IV — fully competent3$129,210

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des MoinesLead Developer1$122,331
HNI CorporationSr. Developer, Oracle and UC4 Workflow1$129,210
Athene Annuity and Life CompanySenior Developer1$140,000
Target Labs IncDeveloper III1$128,960
SLK AMERICA INCDeveloper1$93,704
Quality Consulting, Inc.Developer1$97,760

Recent sample filings

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

  • Lead Developer at Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
    $122,331
    Des MoinesDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-416030
  • Sr. Developer, Oracle and UC4 Workflow at HNI Corporation
    $129,210
    MuscatineWage Level IVDecided Aug 19, 2025I-200-25224-236601
  • Senior Developer at Athene Annuity and Life Company
    $140,000
    West Des MoinesWage Level IVDecided Aug 14, 2025I-200-25219-227295
  • Developer III at Target Labs Inc
    $128,960
    West Des MoinesWage Level IVDecided Dec 17, 2024I-200-24345-531499
  • Developer at SLK AMERICA INC
    $93,704
    MarshalltownWage Level IIDecided Nov 13, 2024I-200-24310-453245
  • Developer at Quality Consulting, Inc.
    $97,760
    West Des MoinesWage Level IIDecided Nov 1, 2024I-200-24299-434622

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.