Junior HR Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

How much does a Junior HR make in Des Moines, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Junior HR in Des Moines, IA is $47,498. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $42,742 to $52,970, with most professionals earning between $38,413 and $57,953.

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Development and maintenance of internal and external dosimetry program.

September 06, 2022

Performs customer service functions by answering employee requests and questions.

November 24, 2022

Provides insight to practices, personalities, skill requirements, organizational structure, and processes effecting the work environment and ability to achieve goals.

January 10, 2023

Assists with company safety program, including development and distribution of safety policies and procedures, entry of hours reports into systems such as ISNetworld, and Veriforce, and assistance with insurance management.

February 05, 2023

Respond to routine issues from the HR Hotline, follow up on routine Leave of Absence and ADA issues with employees.

February 24, 2023

Prepare new hire paperwork ensuring legislation requirements are met.

March 01, 2023

Acts as the point of contact in managing and resolving employee relations issues within the business.

April 24, 2023

Manage system upgrade schedules, understand upgrade documentation and draft feature enhancement communications to user community.

April 24, 2023

Participates in the development of policies, procedures, and programs that improve and enrich the work environment for the HR Department, organization, as a whole, and assigned business units, as appropriate.

April 25, 2023

Support and implement internal bioassay program including issue, receipt and shipment of bioassay samples to off-site vendors Assist employees receiving non-occupational medical treatments to ensure proper processing.

April 29, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Junior HR in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

42742

52970

47498

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

43212

53739

47963

What is the average salary for Junior HR in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Junior HR in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Junior HR ranges from $42,742 to $52,970 with the average base salary of $47,498. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $43,212 to $53,739 with the average total cash compensation of $47,963.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$47,498	$42,742 - $52,970
Bonus	$466	$470 - $769
Total Pay	$47,963	$43,212 - $53,739

* 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.

Junior HR Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $42,742 - $52,970	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $42,742 - $52,970	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $42,350 - $52,484	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,598 - $50,313	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,729 - $50,475	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $41,696 - $51,674	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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