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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Iowa's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Des Moines Register provides this searchable database for the 2005 fiscal year: Iowa State Salary Database.


State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $130,000 Chet Culver
Lieutenant Governor $103,212 Patty Judge
Secretary of State $103,212 Michael Mauro
Attorney General $123,669 Tom Miller
Treasurer $103,212 Michael Fitzgerald


The salary of Iowa's governor ranks 24th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

Iowa Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $170,850 Marsha Ternus
Associate Justice $163,200 David Baker
Associate Justice $163,200 Mark Cady
Associate Justice $163,200 Michael Streit
Associate Justice $163,200 David Wiggins
Associate Justice $163,200 Daryl Hecht
Associate Justice $163,200 Brent Appel


The salary of Iowa's chief justice ranks 12th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Iowa's associate justices ranks 14th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"