Recruiting services in Iowa
A full permanent search for an employer hiring anywhere in Iowa, run end to end on your behalf and priced per search rather than as a percentage of salary. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340, set by the seniority of the role and not by what it pays.
Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days and run 30 to 50% below what a contingency recruiter charges for the same hire, with a 45 day replacement guarantee at 50% off. Local market data is published for one Iowa city, Des Moines.
Which Iowa cities have data?
Sorted by population. Every one of these carries a real wage figure and a real residence-side earnings figure. Nothing here is a placeholder.
| City | Population | Wages attributed to |
|---|---|---|
| Hiring in Des Moines | 212,086 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
Population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Wage areas are BLS OEWS metropolitan areas, which is why several cities can share one.
What does the Iowa data actually show?
Across the 1 city here, 212,086 people live in the places we publish data for. The largest is Des Moines at 212,086.
Why do several cities share one wage figure?
Because BLS publishes wages by metropolitan area, not by city. Here each city happens to sit in its own area. A page that stopped there would say the same thing about every city in the metro, so each one also carries Census figures for that specific place: how many residents work in each occupation group and what they earn. Those do differ city to city, often by a wide margin.
What would your search cost in Iowa?
The fee is set by the seniority of the role, not by location and not by salary. Eight questions gives you the range. Tier I to VI runs $6,240 to $54,340.