Lab Director Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

How much does a Lab Director make in Des Moines, IA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lab Director in Des Moines, IA is $148,949. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $130,095 to $171,018, with most professionals earning between $112,930 and $191,110.

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Track record of responsibly developing web applications integrating AI tools, such as pattern recognition, machine vision, machine translation, or facial recognition technologies.

January 24, 2023

Demonstrated experience with conducting human research, Good Clinical Practices, applicable FDA regulations, Good Documentation Practices, and data collection methods.

April 09, 2023

Requires excellent relationship management / collaborative skills and commitment to negotiate, influence and drive space and planning standards with key stakeholders.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lab Director in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

130095

171018

148949

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

134508

184344

156721

What is the average salary for Lab Director in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lab Director in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Lab Director ranges from $130,095 to $171,018 with the average base salary of $148,949. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $134,508 to $184,344 with the average total cash compensation of $156,721.

View Average Salary for Lab Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$148,949	$130,095 - $171,018
Bonus	$7,772	$4,412 - $13,326
Total Pay	$156,721	$134,508 - $184,344

* 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.

Lab Director Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $129,521 - $170,263	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $129,521 - $170,263	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $128,314 - $168,676	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $120,918 - $158,953	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $121,954 - $160,316	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $128,325 - $168,691	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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