How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Iowa?

The median hourly wage is $55.43. The middle half earn between $41.76 and $56.88 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Iowa?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $31.48 an hour ($65,470 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $41.76.

Where in Iowa do elevator mechanics earn the most?

Among Iowa metro areas, Omaha has the highest median at $117,690 a year, and Davenport–Moline–Rock Island the lowest at $115,980.

Do elevator mechanics in Iowa earn more than the national average?

The Iowa median of $115,300 is 5% more than the U.S. median of $109,910. Prices in Iowa run 12% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $131,380 would nationally.

Elevator mechanic salary in Iowa

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in Iowa earn a median of $115,300 a year, or $55.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $128,160. Nationally the median is $109,910, so Iowa pays 5% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 18th of 37.

Median yearly pay$115,300

Bottom 10% under$65,470Top 10% over$128,160

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $31.48/hr
Jobs in Iowa: 90
After cost of living: $131,380
Median hourly pay: $55.43/hr
vs U.S. median: +5%
Rank among states: 18th of 37

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$65,470–$86,850$31.48–$41.76/hr
Mechanic	$115,300$55.43/hr
Top earners	$118,300–$128,160$56.88–$61.61/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Iowa compares

Elevator mechanics are less concentrated in Iowa than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.36 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $128,160, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $65,470: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Iowa?: Elevator mechanics in Iowa earn a median of $115,300 a year, or $55.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $128,160.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Iowa?: The median hourly wage is $55.43. The middle half earn between $41.76 and $56.88 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Iowa?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $31.48 an hour ($65,470 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $41.76.
Where in Iowa do elevator mechanics earn the most?: Among Iowa metro areas, Omaha has the highest median at $117,690 a year, and Davenport–Moline–Rock Island the lowest at $115,980.
Do elevator mechanics in Iowa earn more than the national average?: The Iowa median of $115,300 is 5% more than the U.S. median of $109,910. Prices in Iowa run 12% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $131,380 would nationally.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 19. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (87.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures