Posted October 2026

Medical Assistant jobs in Iowa

22 open Medical Assistant roles in Iowa from 8 employers. The BLS median pay for the role in Iowa is $21.00 per hour. Each employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.

Medical Assistant jobs by city in Iowa

CityPopulationMedian pay / hrMedian / year
Des Moines213,096$21.97/hr$45,700
Cedar Rapids137,904$21.78/hr$45,300
Davenport100,938$20.63/hr$42,900
Sioux City86,875$19.67/hr$40,900
Ankeny76,727$21.97/hr$45,700
Iowa City76,710$19.35/hr$40,240
West Des Moines73,664$21.97/hr$45,700
Ames69,026$21.55/hr$44,820
Waterloo67,477$21.56/hr$44,830
Council Bluffs62,665$22.76/hr$47,340
Dubuque58,987$20.23/hr$42,090

Median pay is the BLS OEWS figure for the metro area of each city, May 2024. Population is the Census Bureau 2024 estimate.

Open roles

Per diemPosted 10 days ago

Medical Assistant

Premise Health · Pella, IA

Pay range with your report
  • PRN
  • Req 101572156032
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PermanentPosted 22 days ago

Medical Assistant

Avera Health · Spencer, IA

$20.00–$28.00/ hour
  • Part time
  • Req R-260029235
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Who is hiring in Iowa

EmployerRolesMedian pay / hour
Trinity Health9With your report
Avera Health4$24
Great River Health Systems3With your report
LifePoint Health2With your report
CommonSpirit Health1$22.87
CVS Health1With your report
Mercy Medical Center1With your report
Premise Health1With your report

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Common questions

How much do medical assistants make in Iowa?

Medical Assistants in Iowa earn a median of $21.00 per hour, and the middle half earn between $18.44 and $22.78 (BLS OEWS, May 2024). Each employer’s own range arrives with your free pay report.

Who is hiring Medical Assistants in Iowa?

8 employers have open Medical Assistant roles in Iowa, led by Trinity Health.

How fresh is this list?

Roles were collected on October 17, 2026 and each was posted in the last 30 days or so. Availability can change.

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1Pay for your role at other hospitals

  • Seattle Children'sSeattle, WA · 11 postings$33.96/ hr$27–$41
  • CommonSpirit HealthSeattle, WA · 21 postings$31.77/ hr$26–$42
  • Sharp HealthCareSan Diego, CA · 11 postings$31.60/ hr$26–$37
  • Sharp HealthcareSan Diego, CA · 4 postings$31.60/ hr$26–$34

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2What they are offering now

Low$19Median$26.02High$33

1193 Medical Assistant postings with published pay in the US, 1009 of them posted in the last 30 days. Month-by-month history by employer comes with your full report.

3Open now: 2 Medical Assistant roles

  1. Medical Assistant CertifiedPermanent
    $18.96–$26.78/ hour
    CommonSpirit Health · Council Bluffs, IA · posted today
  2. Medical AssistantPermanent
    $20.00–$28.00/ hour
    Avera Health · Spencer, IA · posted 22 days ago

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