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Job market report: Iowa City, IA

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Iowa City, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 44 open listings in Iowa City; 47 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 7 new in the last 7 days; 1 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $103k a year ($116k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in IA: 11% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 360 jobsAlaska: 288 jobsArizona: 1,392 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,497 jobsGeorgia: 1,174 jobsIndiana: 780 jobsKansas: 297 jobsMaine: 103 jobsMassachusetts: 1,404 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 373 jobsNorth Carolina: 521 jobsNorth Dakota: 202 jobsOklahoma: 700 jobsPennsylvania: 591 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,649 jobsWyoming: 139 jobsConnecticut: 181 jobsMissouri: 907 jobsWest Virginia: 120 jobsIllinois: 1,502 jobsNew Mexico: 724 jobsArkansas: 210 jobsCalifornia: 7,718 jobsDelaware: 92 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,945 jobsHawaii: 344 jobsIowa: 173 jobsKentucky: 281 jobsMaryland: 704 jobsMichigan: 344 jobsMississippi: 172 jobsMontana: 200 jobsNew Hampshire: 78 jobsNew York: 3,718 jobsOhio: 633 jobsOregon: 577 jobsTennessee: 389 jobsUtah: 787 jobsVirginia: 1,147 jobsWashington: 2,841 jobsWisconsin: 230 jobsNebraska: 212 jobsSouth Carolina: 208 jobsIdaho: 224 jobsNevada: 272 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 639 jobsRhode Island: 53 jobsCedar Rapids Coralville, IA: 3 jobsCoralville · 3Iowa City, IA: 44 jobs, median listed pay $103k a year, ▲ 7 new this week, 1 new todayIowa City · 44 · $103k You: Iowa City, IA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Iowa City; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Iowa City

  1. Nurse · 15 listings · typical $98k a year
  2. Medical assistant · 4 listings · typical $55k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Veterans Health Administration · 41 jobs
  2. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · 1 job
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs Headquarters · 1 job
  4. Gopuff · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Davenport, IA · 7 jobs · 48 mi
  • Cedar Rapids, IA · 5 jobs · 29 mi
  • Coralville, IA · 3 jobs · 4 mi
  • Wapello, IA · 3 jobs · 36 mi

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