Member Advocate Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

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As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Member Advocate in Des Moines, IA is $38,552. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $35,473 to $43,118, with most professionals earning between $32,669 and $47,275.

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Act as front line support as needed with the member, partner facility and integrated care team to ensure the needs of the Member and Plan are met.

January 14, 2023

Maintains routine communications with members providing timely follow-up to ensure resolution of issues.

January 17, 2023

Participate in the implementation and prioritization of Help strategies, policies, workflow processes and standards and ensure effective utilization of them.

March 19, 2023

Works within defined parameters to identify work expectations and quality standards, but has some latitude over prioritization/timing, and works under minimal direction.

March 23, 2023

Follows standard policies/practices that allow for some opportunity for interpretation/deviation and/or independent discretion.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Member Advocate in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

35473

43118

38552

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

35765

43503

38779

What is the average salary for Member Advocate in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Member Advocate in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Member Advocate ranges from $35,473 to $43,118 with the average base salary of $38,552. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $35,765 to $43,503 with the average total cash compensation of $38,779.

View Average Salary for Member Advocate as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$38,552	$35,473 - $43,118
Bonus	$227	$292 - $385
Total Pay	$38,779	$35,765 - $43,503

* 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.

Member Advocate Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $35,316 - $42,928	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $35,316 - $42,928	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $34,987 - $42,528	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $32,970 - $40,076	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $33,253 - $40,420	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $34,990 - $42,531	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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