Physical Scientist Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

How much does a Physical Scientist make?

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Physical Scientist in Des Moines, IA is $99,881. While Salary.com is seeing that Physical Scientist salary in Des Moines, IA can go up to $137,859 or down to $70,810, but most earn between $84,664 and $119,760. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Physical Scientist in the United States.

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Prepare management and scientific reports regarding the results of protection, mitigation, restoration, inventory, monitoring, and research activities.

March 25, 2023

Serves as a support scientist, performing instrumentation engineering, development, testing, or integration where established criteria and technical precedents are generally established.

March 09, 2023

Review program guidance/regulations and provide comments in support of regulatory actions promulgated by the agency in a program or policy area.

March 09, 2023

Develop cooperative working relationships with other federal, state, local, and tribal agency scientists to identify, discuss, and address current and emerging national Quality Assurance problems and issues.

April 05, 2023

Planning and managing oceanographic/meteorological operational projects to include developing project objectives, establishing milestones, providing direction and support to project team, tracking progress, adjusting priorities, and ensuring objectives are met.

April 05, 2023

Manages scientific and technical aspects and prepares plans and budgets for both developmental and operation testing, including interface with the test venue site, test operators, and other contractors as well as collaborating with Federal partners and/or State and Local agencies.

May 01, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Physical Scientist in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

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84664

119760

99881

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

84814

119987

99977

What is the average salary for Physical Scientist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Physical Scientist in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Physical Scientist ranges from $84,664 to $119,760 with the average base salary of $99,881. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $84,814 to $119,987 with the average total cash compensation of $99,977.

View Average Salary for Physical Scientist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$99,881	$84,664 - $119,760
Bonus	$96	$150 - $227
Total Pay	$99,977	$84,814 - $119,987

* 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.

Physical Scientist Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,291 - $119,231	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,291 - $119,231	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,505 - $118,120	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,691 - $111,311	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,366 - $112,266	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,512 - $118,130	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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