Nocturnist Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

How much does a Nocturnist make in Des Moines, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Nocturnist in Des Moines, IA is $233,207. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $175,348 to a high of $286,350, with most professionals earning between $202,921 and $261,024.

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What is a Nocturnist?

A Nocturnist is a hospital-based physician who only works overnight. Most nocturnists are trained in internal medicine or family medicine and have experience in hospital medicine. However, there are nocturnists trained in other specialties, such as pediatrics. The main role of a Nocturnist is to admit patients into the hospital from an emergency department, and to care for previously admitted inpatients through the night....

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What does a Nocturnist do?

Common responsibilities of a Nocturnist

Serves as the physician-of-record after accepting case responsibility for a hospitalized patient from his/her primary care physician, as well as for unassigned patients from the hospital, patients referred to the hospital from communities outside the area, and patients from physicians in the community who can no longer make hospital rounds on their patients.

November 16, 2022

Adherence to VA policies and procedures regarding documentation, patient safety, and utilization.

January 10, 2023

Ordering and/or performing, evaluating, interpreting and integrating findings of diagnostic tests and procedures to formulate health management plans.

March 01, 2023

Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

March 23, 2023

Obtaining histories for patients (adult and geriatric) which have implications for treatment of the disease processes for which the patients are being seen.

March 30, 2023

Participates in departmental and organizational committees and programs as appropriate and attends all required meetings, in-services, and professional trainings.

April 15, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Nocturnist in Des Moines, IA

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202921

261024

233207

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206975

261802

235844

What is the average salary for Nocturnist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Nocturnist in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Nocturnist ranges from $202,921 to $261,024 with the average base salary of $233,207. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $206,975 to $261,802 with the average total cash compensation of $235,844.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$233,207	$202,921 - $261,024
Bonus	$2,637	$4,054 - $778
Total Pay	$235,844	$206,975 - $261,802

* 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.

Nocturnist Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $202,921 - $261,024	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $202,921 - $261,024	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $201,059 - $258,629	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $192,742 - $247,930	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $193,363 - $248,729	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $197,956 - $254,637	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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