Data Curator Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

How much does a Data Curator make in Des Moines, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Data Curator in Des Moines, IA is $61,094. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $54,232 to $68,783, with most professionals earning between $47,985 and $75,783.

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Provides assistance to research staff in the use of the databases and tools.

December 15, 2022

Understanding how cellular organization influences the function of human tissues is critical for deeper insights into tissue growth, processes related to aging, and the emergence of disease.

March 12, 2023

Collaborates and influences to maximize usage of the marketplace and collaboration.

March 19, 2023

Determines and implements a system for assuring the integrity of the data, including testing procedures and schedule as well as backup procedures and schedules.

March 24, 2023

Draw on relationship and technical skills to act as technical liaison to internal and external clients and to mentor junior staff.

March 27, 2023

Actively engage with Enterprise and Data Architecture teams to support alignment with conceptual, logical and physical data models.

April 21, 2023

Develops data profile for each data type including the approximate volume (memory size and number of files), standard file format(s), check-sum standards, metadata requirements, quality control procedures and work-flow, life-cycle management.

May 03, 2023

Demonstrates broad understanding and wide application of engineering technical procedures, principles, theories and concepts in the field.

May 09, 2023

Demonstrate capacity to work effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, and have the ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form.

May 16, 2023

Performs periodic testing of access control of data sets.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Data Curator in Des Moines, IA

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68783

61094

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70739

62102

What is the average salary for Data Curator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Data Curator in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Data Curator ranges from $54,232 to $68,783 with the average base salary of $61,094. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,680 to $70,739 with the average total cash compensation of $62,102.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$61,094	$54,232 - $68,783
Bonus	$1,007	$1,448 - $1,956
Total Pay	$62,102	$55,680 - $70,739

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Data Curator Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,232 - $68,783	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,232 - $68,783	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,735 - $68,152	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $51,512 - $65,332	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $51,678 - $65,543	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,905 - $67,100	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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