Skilled Wages

Elevator mechanic salary in Iowa

Median $55.43 an hour for 90 elevator mechanics, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$55.43/hrMedian hourly wageIowa, May data
$115,300/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$31.48 – $61.6110th to 90th percentilehourly range
90Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Elevator mechanic pay in Iowa: the full range

Wage percentiles, IowaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrIowa: 10th $31.48 · 25th $41.76 · median $55.43 · 75th $56.88 · 90th $61.61Iowa$55.43$31.48$61.61United States: 10th $28.49 · 25th $38.12 · median $52.84 · 75th $65.25 · 90th $76.39United States$52.84
Hourly wage percentiles for elevator mechanics: Iowa vs United States, May 2025.

Iowa ranks 18th of 37 states for median elevator mechanic pay, and 6th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $63.13). 90 elevator mechanics work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$31.48 – $41.76$65,470 – $86,850roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$41.76 – $56.88$86,850 – $118,300the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$56.88 – $61.61$118,300 – $128,160the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Elevator mechanic pay by metro in Iowa

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrOmaha: $56.58Omaha$56.58Davenport: $55.76Davenport$55.76
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics by metro area in Iowa, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Omaha$30.73$56.58$61.57$58.851102% above
Davenport$27.67$55.76$62.58$82.00501% above

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Elevator mechanic wages in Iowa over time

Iowa, 1999-2025IowaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$60200020052010201520202025$55.43Iowa$52.84United States
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics, Iowa vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIowa $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$22.22$42.94$22.38—
2000$20.56$38.44$22.78—
2001$22.74$41.34$24.82—
2005$30.96$51.04$28.46150
2006$32.85$52.46$30.59180
2007$34.58$53.69$32.69310
2008$36.22$54.16$33.35200
2009$33.98$50.99$33.20310
2010$31.39$46.34$34.09140
2011$31.71$45.38$36.09220
2012$32.67$45.81$36.85120
2013$37.96$52.46$37.81200
2014$39.00$53.04$37.80210
2015$42.63$57.90$38.88150
2016$44.07$59.12$37.9390
2017$44.87$58.93$38.21100
2018$40.60$52.05$38.36190
2019$40.53$51.04$40.86200
2020$41.43$51.54$42.57170
2023$48.20$50.93$49.24140
2024$51.45$52.80$51.24190
2025$55.43$55.43$52.8490

In today's dollars, the median elevator mechanic wage in Iowa changed by -4.3% over the last ten years of data and by +8.6% since 2019.

Are there more elevator mechanic jobs in Iowa?

0.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.4× the US share, 30th of 34 states

BLS counted 90 elevator mechanics in Iowa in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 36%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for elevator mechanics in Iowa

+8.1%Projected growth in Iowa2024–2034, state agency
20Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
170Jobs in 2024190 projected for 2034
+5.7%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Iowa's labor market agency projects the number of elevator mechanics in the state to change by +8.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 170 to 190, with about 20 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.7% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 90 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Iowa labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for elevator mechanics in Iowa

On federally funded construction in Iowa, contractors must pay elevator mechanics at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 97 of the 97 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $94.74 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $55.43.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, IAAdair: $94.74 (union)Adams: $94.74 (union)Allamakee: $94.74 (union)Appanoose: $94.74 (union)Audubon: $94.74 (union)Benton: $94.74 (union)Black Hawk: $94.74 (union)Boone: $94.74 (union)Bremer: $94.74 (union)Buchanan: $94.74 (union)Buena Vista: $94.74 (union)Butler: $94.74 (union)Calhoun: $94.74 (union)Carroll: $94.74 (union)Cass: $94.74 (union)Cedar: $94.74 (union)Cerro Gordo: $94.74 (union)Cherokee: $94.74 (union)Chickasaw: $94.74 (union)Clarke: $94.74 (union)Clay: $94.74 (union)Clayton: $94.74 (union)Clinton: $94.74 (union)Crawford: $94.74 (union)Dallas: $94.74 (union)Davis: $94.74 (union)Decatur: $94.74 (union)Delaware: $94.74 (union)Des Moines: $94.74 (union)Dickinson: $94.74 (union)Dubuque: $94.74 (union)Emmet: $94.74 (union)Fayette: $94.74 (union)Floyd: $94.74 (union)Franklin: $94.74 (union)Fremont: $94.74 (union)Greene: $94.74 (union)Grundy: $94.74 (union)Guthrie: n/aHamilton: $94.74 (union)Hancock: $94.74 (union)Hardin: $94.74 (union)Harrison: $94.32 (union)Henry: $94.74 (union)Howard: $94.74 (union)Humboldt: $94.74 (union)Ida: $94.74 (union)Iowa: $94.74 (union)Jackson: $94.74 (union)Jasper: $94.74 (union)Jefferson: $94.74 (union)Johnson: $94.74 (union)Jones: $94.74 (union)Keokuk: $94.74 (union)Kossuth: $94.74 (union)Lee: $94.74 (union)Linn: $94.74 (union)Louisa: $94.74 (union)Lucas: $94.74 (union)Lyon: $94.74 (union)Madison: n/aMahaska: $94.74 (union)Marion: $94.74 (union)Marshall: $94.74 (union)Mills: $94.32 (union)Mitchell: $94.74 (union)Monona: $94.74 (union)Monroe: $94.74 (union)Montgomery: $94.74 (union)Muscatine: $94.74 (union)O'Brien: $94.74 (union)Osceola: $94.74 (union)Page: $94.74 (union)Palo Alto: $94.74 (union)Plymouth: $94.74 (union)Pocahontas: $94.74 (union)Polk: $94.74 (union)Pottawattamie: $94.32 (union)Poweshiek: $94.74 (union)Ringgold: $94.74 (union)Sac: $94.74 (union)Scott: $94.74 (union)Shelby: $94.74 (union)Sioux: $94.74 (union)Story: $94.74 (union)Tama: $94.74 (union)Taylor: $94.74 (union)Union: $94.74 (union)Van Buren: $94.74 (union)Wapello: $94.74 (union)Warren: $94.74 (union)Washington: $94.74 (union)Wayne: $94.74 (union)Webster: $94.74 (union)Winnebago: $94.74 (union)Winneshiek: $94.74 (union)Woodbury: $94.74 (union)Worth: $94.74 (union)Wright: $94.74 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for elevator mechanics by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$40$60$80$100/hrBenton (Iowa): market median $55.43, prevailing (union) $94.74, gap +$39.31Benton (Iowa)+$39.31Scott (Davenport): market median $55.76, prevailing (union) $94.74, gap +$38.98Scott (Davenport)+$38.98Harrison (Omaha): market median $56.58, prevailing (union) $94.32, gap +$37.74Harrison (Omaha)+$37.74
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for elevator mechanics, metro counties in Iowa.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdairUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260029
AdamsUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260030
AllamakeeUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260031
AppanooseUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260032
AudubonUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260033
BentonUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260078
Black HawkUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260062
BooneUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260034
BremerUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260063
BuchananUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260080
Buena VistaUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260057
ButlerUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260080
CalhounUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260057
CarrollUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260035
CassUnion ELEV0033-002 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74IA20260058

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Iowa prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Iowa?

92.4kConstruction jobsIowa, 2026-09
+4.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202592kSep 2026
Construction employment in Iowa (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do elevator mechanics make in Iowa?

The median elevator mechanic in Iowa earned $55.43 an hour ($115,300 a year) in May 2025, 5% above the national median of $52.84. The middle half earn $41.76–$56.88; the top 10% earn more than $61.61.

Where does Iowa rank for elevator mechanic pay?

Iowa ranks 18th of 37 states for elevator mechanic pay, with a median of $55.43 an hour, and 6th after adjusting for Iowa's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union elevator mechanic rate in Iowa?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for elevator mechanics in 97 counties, with a typical package of $94.74 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many elevator mechanics work in Iowa?

BLS counted 90 elevator mechanics in Iowa in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.36; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is elevator mechanic work growing in Iowa?

Iowa's labor market agency projects +8.1% growth for elevator mechanics between 2024 and 2034, from 170 to 190 jobs.

How many elevator mechanic openings a year are there in Iowa?

Iowa projects about 20 openings a year for elevator mechanics over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 1,900 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Iowa and metro areas, SOC 47-4021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Iowa labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.