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Janitors in Iowa

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15.1% Jobs Projection

$25,970 Median Salary

4,010 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Janitors in Iowa are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Janitors in Iowa is growing faster than average.
Janitors in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Janitors Work in Iowa?

24,730 people worked as Janitors in 2018 in this state.

There were 24,740 Janitors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 28,770 Janitors working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Janitors than average.

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Janitors in this state are growing at a rate of 15.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.9%.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 4,010 annual Janitors job openings in Iowa, and 30,210 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 344,100 annual jobs and 2,621,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Janitors Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Janitors ranged from $18,640 to $39,940 with $25,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.96 to $19.2. The median hourly rate was $12.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.19 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Janitors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Janitors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	7,300	$24,850
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	5,830	$24,870
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	2,430	$24,000
Cedar Rapids, IA	2,060	$28,850
Iowa City, IA	1,690	$33,040
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1,430	$26,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1,220	$26,410
Ames, IA	870	$26,100
Dubuque, IA	790	$27,390

Top States for Janitors Employment

View the list below to see where most Janitors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	230,750	$30,110
New York	190,600	$31,230
Texas	163,760	$23,340
Florida	124,460	$23,130
Pennsylvania	90,690	$26,680
Illinois	87,220	$27,810
Ohio	81,910	$25,030
New Jersey	67,380	$28,830
Virginia	63,050	$24,240
Michigan	57,850	$24,370
North Carolina	55,960	$23,030
Massachusetts	54,670	$33,300
Georgia	54,630	$22,860
Minnesota	46,850	$29,550
Washington	45,380	$32,670
Indiana	44,560	$25,160
Wisconsin	43,650	$25,680
Maryland	41,800	$26,240
Missouri	40,070	$25,760
Tennessee	38,400	$22,660

Below are the states where Janitors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts	$33,300
Washington	$32,670
Alaska	$32,510
Hawaii	$31,270
New York	$31,230
Nevada	$30,980
Connecticut	$30,450
California	$30,110
District of Columbia	$29,750
Minnesota	$29,550

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References

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