What are the main factors that influence a GRA's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for GRA?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for GRA roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A GRA's salary?

A GRA's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,021 for beginners, reaching about $43,769 at mid-level, and approach $45,818 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a GRA?

GRA salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for GRA roles are District of Columbia $51,428, California $51,233, Massachusetts $50,551. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

GRA Salary in Iowa

How much does a GRA make in Iowa? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a GRA in Iowa is $44,452 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a GRA's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,846
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,295 to $49,369
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,510

10% $36,510

50% (Median) $44,452

90% $53,846

GRA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,369	$4,114	$949	$24
Average	$44,452	$3,704	$855	$21
25th Percentile	$40,295	$3,358	$775	$19

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Key Factors That Influence GRA Salaries

A GRA's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects GRA Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a GRA's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $42,021
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,149
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,769
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,681
Expert (over 8 years): $45,818

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level GRA	less than 1 year	$42,021
Early Career Level GRA	1-2 years	$42,149
Mid-Level Level GRA	2-4 years	$43,769
Senior-Level Level GRA	5-8 years	$45,681
Expert Level GRA	over 8 years	$45,818

How Do GRA Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract GRAs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,428.
California: $51,233.
Massachusetts: $50,551.

District of Columbia $51,428 California $51,233 Massachusetts $50,551 Washington $50,365 New Jersey $50,346 Alaska $50,281 Connecticut $49,640 New York $49,380

Hawaii $48,549 Rhode Island $48,158 Maryland $47,894 Minnesota $47,531 Colorado $47,392 Illinois $47,346 Oregon $47,169 Delaware $47,039

New Hampshire $46,957 Virginia $46,774 Pennsylvania $46,240 Nevada $45,971 North Dakota $45,882 Michigan $45,743 Wisconsin $45,692 Vermont $45,590

Texas $45,306 Maine $45,288 Arizona $45,260 Ohio $45,227 Georgia $44,800 Indiana $44,586 Wyoming $44,545 Utah $44,480

Iowa $44,452 Kansas $44,229 Louisiana $44,164 North Carolina $44,141 Missouri $44,131 Florida $43,950 Montana $43,853 Nebraska $43,760

Kentucky $43,709 South Carolina $43,523 Tennessee $43,407 Idaho $43,360 New Mexico $43,021 Oklahoma $42,947 Alabama $42,673 South Dakota $42,213

Arkansas $41,962 West Virginia $41,827 Mississippi $41,423

Top Paying Cities for GRA

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

West Bend: $43,318
Melvin: $43,191
Milford: $43,375

West Bend, IA $43,318

Melvin, IA $43,191

Milford, IA $43,375

Ocheyedan, IA $43,268

Okoboji, IA $43,537

Royal, IA $43,326

Ruthven, IA $43,328

Spirit Lake, IA $43,496

Superior, IA $43,533

Terril, IA $43,293

Wallingford, IA $43,354

Webb, IA $43,285

Carroll, IA $43,363

Arcadia, IA $43,295

Arthur, IA $43,256

Aspinwall, IA $43,542

Auburn, IA $43,277

Breda, IA $43,288

Charter Oak, IA $43,275

Dedham, IA $43,369

Deloit, IA $43,323

Denison, IA $43,426

Glidden, IA $43,429

Halbur, IA $43,432

Ida Grove, IA $43,248

Irwin, IA $43,529

Kirkman, IA $43,497

Kiron, IA $43,263

Lake City, IA $43,315

Lake View, IA $43,325

Lanesboro, IA $43,494

Lidderdale, IA $43,377

Lohrville, IA $43,369

Manilla, IA $43,451

Manning, IA $43,422

Odebolt, IA $43,296

Ralston, IA $43,629

Ricketts, IA $43,409

Schleswig, IA $43,288

Scranton, IA $43,612

Templeton, IA $43,341

Vail, IA $43,306

Wall Lake, IA $43,308

Westside, IA $43,285

Council Bluffs, IA $44,141

Carter Lake, IA $44,141

Arion, IA $43,362

Avoca, IA $43,803

Blencoe, IA $43,265

Carson, IA $43,918

Crescent, IA $44,139

Defiance, IA $43,502

Dow City, IA $43,455

Dunlap, IA $43,479

Earling, IA $43,554

Elk Horn, IA $43,612

Elliott, IA $43,585

Emerson, IA $43,826

Glenwood, IA $44,017

Griswold, IA $43,672

Hancock, IA $43,863

Harlan, IA $43,676

Hastings, IA $43,865

Henderson, IA $43,896

Honey Creek, IA $44,118

Kimballton, IA $43,558

Lewis, IA $43,630

Little Sioux, IA $43,481

Logan, IA $43,915

Mc Clelland, IA $44,077

Macedonia, IA $43,949

Magnolia, IA $43,878

Malvern, IA $43,894

Marne, IA $43,602

Minden, IA $43,983

Mineola, IA $44,083

Missouri Valley, IA $44,000

Modale, IA $43,893

Mondamin, IA $43,720

Moorhead, IA $43,309

Van Meter, IA $45,106

Van Wert, IA $43,787

Waukee, IA $45,241

Weldon, IA $43,850

West Des Moines, IA $45,453

What Cheer, IA $43,574

Whitten, IA $43,638

Williams, IA $43,393

Williamson, IA $44,309

Winterset, IA $44,711

Wiota, IA $43,484

Woodburn, IA $44,417

Woodward, IA $44,860

Yale, IA $44,098

Zearing, IA $43,796

Des Moines, IA $45,557

Urbandale, IA $45,474

Windsor Heights, IA $45,537

Clive, IA $45,381

Pleasant Hill, IA $45,476

Mason City, IA $43,425

Alexander, IA $43,277

Belmond, IA $43,337

Britt, IA $43,313

Buffalo Center, IA $43,362

Carpenter, IA $43,797

Chapin, IA $43,501

Clear Lake, IA $43,380

Corwith, IA $43,258

Coulter, IA $43,497

Crystal Lake, IA $43,498

Dougherty, IA $43,236

Fertile, IA $43,349

Floyd, IA $43,444

Forest City, IA $43,353

Garner, IA $43,335

Goodell, IA $43,259

Grafton, IA $43,355

Hampton, IA $43,379

Hanlontown, IA $43,296

Joice, IA $43,328

Kanawha, IA $43,276

Kensett, IA $43,294

Klemme, IA $43,297

Lake Mills, IA $43,444

Lakota, IA $43,329

Latimer, IA $43,326

Leland, IA $43,349

Sioux Center, IA $43,078

Neola, IA $44,022

Oakland, IA $43,900

Mount Ayr, IA $43,288

Nodaway, IA $43,362

Orient, IA $43,746

Prescott, IA $43,356

Redding, IA $43,195

Shannon City, IA $43,553

Sharpsburg, IA $43,189

Tingley, IA $43,545

Villisca, IA $43,485

Akron, IA $42,572

Alta, IA $43,339

Alton, IA $43,071

Anthon, IA $42,570

Aurelia, IA $43,232

Battle Creek, IA $43,147

Bronson, IA $42,275

Brunsville, IA $42,526

Calumet, IA $43,441

Castana, IA $43,108

Chatsworth, IA $42,682

Cherokee, IA $43,176

Cleghorn, IA $43,003

Climbing Hill, IA $42,429

Correctionville, IA $42,673

Cushing, IA $42,982

Danbury, IA $43,070

Galva, IA $43,197

Granville, IA $43,063

Hawarden, IA $42,973

Hinton, IA $42,254

Holstein, IA $43,099

Hornick, IA $42,621

Ireton, IA $42,905

Kingsley, IA $42,491

Larrabee, IA $43,187

Lawton, IA $42,236

Le Mars, IA $42,547

Linn Grove, IA $43,282

Mapleton, IA $43,189

Marcus, IA $42,947

Maurice, IA $42,944

Meriden, IA $43,097

Merrill, IA $42,340

Moville, IA $42,399

Onawa, IA $43,201

Orange City, IA $43,137

Oto, IA $42,733

Oyens, IA $42,651

Paullina, IA $43,175

Peterson, IA $43,282

Pierson, IA $42,638

Quimby, IA $42,979

Remsen, IA $42,713

Rodney, IA $42,832

Salix, IA $42,323

Schaller, IA $43,297

Sergeant Bluff, IA $42,190

Sloan, IA $42,549

Smithland, IA $42,780

Sutherland, IA $43,300

Ute, IA $43,279

Washta, IA $42,894

Westfield, IA $42,356

Whiting, IA $42,777

Sioux City, IA $42,139

Sheldon, IA $43,156

Alvord, IA $42,604

Archer, IA $43,168

Ashton, IA $43,082

Boyden, IA $43,021

Doon, IA $42,715

George, IA $42,987

Hospers, IA $43,153

Hull, IA $42,993

Inwood, IA $42,552

Larchwood, IA $42,447

Lester, IA $42,564

Little Rock, IA $43,052

Matlock, IA $43,161

Primghar, IA $43,298

Rock Rapids, IA $42,725

Rock Valley, IA $42,699

Sanborn, IA $43,224

Sibley, IA $43,200

Spencer, IA $43,413

Massena, IA $43,418

Gifford, IA $43,535

Lenox, IA $43,330

Ackworth, IA $45,072

Adair, IA $43,598

Adel, IA $44,945

Albion, IA $43,576

Alden, IA $43,405

Alleman, IA $45,190

Allerton, IA $43,440

Altoona, IA $45,396

Ames, IA $44,651

Anita, IA $43,424

Ankeny, IA $45,367

Atlantic, IA $43,659

Audubon, IA $43,431

Bagley, IA $43,877

Barnes City, IA $43,538

Baxter, IA $44,739

Bayard, IA $43,753

Beaver, IA $44,221

Berwick, IA $45,476

Bevington, IA $45,085

Blairsburg, IA $43,331

Bondurant, IA $45,275

Boone, IA $44,453

Booneville, IA $45,180

Bouton, IA $44,792

Boxholm, IA $44,024

Bradford, IA $43,551

Brayton, IA $43,492

Buckeye, IA $43,442

Bussey, IA $43,998

Cambridge, IA $44,970

Carlisle, IA $45,333

Casey, IA $43,796

Chariton, IA $44,114

Churdan, IA $43,537

Clemons, IA $43,640

Clio, IA $43,389

Colfax, IA $44,984

Collins, IA $44,783

Colo, IA $44,298

Columbia, IA $44,428

Coon Rapids, IA $43,544

Cooper, IA $44,024

Corydon, IA $43,599

Cumming, IA $45,296

Melcher Dallas, IA $44,651

Dallas Center, IA $45,077

Dana, IA $43,855

Davis City, IA $43,334

Dawson, IA $44,495

Decatur, IA $43,447

Derby, IA $43,952

De Soto, IA $44,953

Dexter, IA $44,543

Dows, IA $43,291

Earlham, IA $44,757

Elkhart, IA $45,191

Ellston, IA $43,645

Ellsworth, IA $43,729

Exira, IA $43,454

Ferguson, IA $43,851

Galt, IA $43,250

Garden City, IA $43,861

Garden Grove, IA $43,679

Gibson, IA $43,578

Gilbert, IA $44,446

Gilman, IA $43,698

Grand Junction, IA $44,013

Grand River, IA $43,627

Granger, IA $45,162

Gray, IA $43,522

Grimes, IA $45,297

Grinnell, IA $43,807

Guthrie Center, IA $43,780

Hamilton, IA $44,043

Pacific Junction, IA $44,011

Hamlin, IA $43,389

Little Cedar, IA $43,740

Mc Intire, IA $44,038

Manly, IA $43,331

Meservey, IA $43,273

Nora Springs, IA $43,398

Northwood, IA $43,577

Orchard, IA $43,420

Osage, IA $43,468

Plymouth, IA $43,314

Rake, IA $43,500

Riceville, IA $43,769

Rock Falls, IA $43,398

Rockford, IA $43,353

Rockwell, IA $43,324

Rowan, IA $43,264

Rudd, IA $43,408

Saint Ansgar, IA $43,694

Scarville, IA $43,409

Sheffield, IA $43,308

Stacyville, IA $43,945

Swaledale, IA $43,294

Thompson, IA $43,359

Thornton, IA $43,279

Titonka, IA $43,298

Toeterville, IA $43,854

Ventura, IA $43,321

Wesley, IA $43,273

Woden, IA $43,271

Fort Dodge, IA $43,489

Albert City, IA $43,319

Algona, IA $43,378

Armstrong, IA $43,353

Ayrshire, IA $43,287

Badger, IA $43,332

Bancroft, IA $43,317

Barnum, IA $43,289

Bode, IA $43,294

Bradgate, IA $43,270

Burnside, IA $43,730

Burt, IA $43,288

Callender, IA $43,476

Clare, IA $43,278

Clarion, IA $43,325

Curlew, IA $43,256

Cylinder, IA $43,252

Dakota City, IA $43,555

Dayton, IA $43,806

Dolliver, IA $43,352

Duncombe, IA $43,476

Eagle Grove, IA $43,353

Early, IA $43,300

Emmetsburg, IA $43,360

Farnhamville, IA $43,487

Fenton, IA $43,283

Fonda, IA $43,292

Gilmore City, IA $43,285

Goldfield, IA $43,294

Gowrie, IA $43,611

Harcourt, IA $43,737

Hardy, IA $43,254

Havelock, IA $43,271

Humboldt, IA $43,368

Jolley, IA $43,237

Knierim, IA $43,407

Laurens, IA $43,345

Ledyard, IA $43,380

Lehigh, IA $43,640

Livermore, IA $43,296

Lone Rock, IA $43,274

Lu Verne, IA $43,261

Lytton, IA $43,285

Mallard, IA $43,287

Manson, IA $43,331

Marathon, IA $43,311

Moorland, IA $43,338

Nemaha, IA $43,268

Newell, IA $43,323

Otho, IA $43,571

Ottosen, IA $43,257

Palmer, IA $43,267

Plover, IA $43,426

Pocahontas, IA $43,339

Pomeroy, IA $43,303

Rembrandt, IA $43,310

Renwick, IA $43,280

Ringsted, IA $43,294

Rockwell City, IA $43,316

Rolfe, IA $43,290

Rutland, IA $43,279

Sac City, IA $43,327

Sioux Rapids, IA $43,336

Somers, IA $43,281

Storm Lake, IA $43,419

Swea City, IA $43,366

Thor, IA $43,281

Truesdale, IA $43,509

Varina, IA $43,493

Vincent, IA $43,276

Webster City, IA $43,592

Luana, IA $43,301

Mc Gregor, IA $43,370

Marquette, IA $43,506

Monona, IA $43,368

New Albin, IA $43,598

Ossian, IA $43,323

Postville, IA $43,355

Protivin, IA $43,461

Randalia, IA $43,303

Ridgeway, IA $43,356

Saint Lucas, IA $43,511

Spillville, IA $43,535

Wadena, IA $43,335

Waterville, IA $43,395

Waucoma, IA $43,313

Waukon, IA $43,465

West Union, IA $43,376

Ainsworth, IA $43,536

Alburnett, IA $44,247

Amana, IA $44,190

Anamosa, IA $44,033

Atkins, IA $44,277

Baldwin, IA $43,494

Belle Plaine, IA $43,713

Blairstown, IA $43,955

Brandon, IA $43,521

Brooklyn, IA $43,656

Center Junction, IA $43,757

Center Point, IA $44,110

Central City, IA $44,154

Chelsea, IA $43,554

Clarence, IA $43,648

Clutier, IA $43,525

Coggon, IA $43,955

Prairieburg, IA $44,021

Conroy, IA $44,032

Guernsey, IA $43,680

Deep River, IA $43,632

Delhi, IA $43,671

Dysart, IA $43,474

Elberon, IA $43,541

Ely, IA $44,393

Fairfax, IA $44,369

Garrison, IA $43,584

Harper, IA $43,611

Hartford, IA $45,189

Harvey, IA $44,163

Haverhill, IA $43,815

Hubbard, IA $43,592

Humeston, IA $43,761

Huxley, IA $44,998

Indianola, IA $45,110

Iowa Falls, IA $43,482

Ira, IA $44,855

Jamaica, IA $44,089

Jefferson, IA $43,905

Jewell, IA $43,824

Johnston, IA $45,389

Kamrar, IA $43,601

Kellerton, IA $43,390

Kelley, IA $44,861

Kellogg, IA $43,991

Keswick, IA $43,627

Killduff, IA $44,487

Knoxville, IA $44,590

Hartwick, IA $43,626

Mount Pleasant, IA $43,457

Rome, IA $43,360

Mount Union, IA $43,399

New London, IA $43,453

Oakville, IA $43,459

Olds, IA $43,643

Pilot Grove, IA $43,506

Salem, IA $43,370

Sperry, IA $43,461

Stockport, IA $43,330

Swedesburg, IA $43,492

Wapello, IA $43,542

Wayland, IA $43,452

West Burlington, IA $43,558

West Point, IA $43,372

Saint Paul, IA $43,507

Wever, IA $43,384

Winfield, IA $43,474

Yarmouth, IA $43,402

Andover, IA $43,554

Atalissa, IA $43,644

Bennett, IA $43,659

Bettendorf, IA $43,697

Blue Grass, IA $43,739

Bryant, IA $43,541

Buffalo, IA $43,725

Calamus, IA $43,670

Camanche, IA $43,619

Charlotte, IA $43,575

Clinton, IA $43,580

Columbus City, IA $43,752

Columbus Junction, IA $43,541

Conesville, IA $43,565

De Witt, IA $43,640

Dixon, IA $43,709

Donahue, IA $43,731

Durant, IA $43,692

Eldridge, IA $43,770

Fruitland, IA $43,599

Goose Lake, IA $43,562

Grand Mound, IA $43,654

Grandview, IA $43,570

Le Claire, IA $43,663

Letts, IA $43,549

Lone Tree, IA $43,654

Long Grove, IA $43,710

Low Moor, IA $43,616

Mc Causland, IA $43,666

Montpelier, IA $43,707

Moscow, IA $43,647

Muscatine, IA $43,631

New Liberty, IA $43,681

Nichols, IA $43,586

Pleasant Valley, IA $43,653

Princeton, IA $43,660

Stockton, IA $43,719

Teeds Grove, IA $43,539

Tipton, IA $43,677

Walcott, IA $43,770

Welton, IA $43,615

West Liberty, IA $43,642

Wheatland, IA $43,643

Wilton, IA $43,664

Davenport, IA $44,085

Hiawatha, IA $44,424

Hills, IA $43,848

Homestead, IA $44,134

Hopkinton, IA $43,857

Iowa City, IA $43,917

Coralville, IA $44,100

Kalona, IA $43,822

Keota, IA $43,626

Keystone, IA $43,697

Ladora, IA $43,815

Langworthy, IA $43,890

Lisbon, IA $44,147

Lost Nation, IA $43,606

Lowden, IA $43,642

Luzerne, IA $43,828

Marengo, IA $43,948

Marion, IA $44,366

Martelle, IA $44,159

Mechanicsville, IA $43,973

Middle Amana, IA $44,175

Millersburg, IA $43,988

Monmouth, IA $43,505

Monticello, IA $43,834

Morley, IA $44,006

Mount Auburn, IA $43,518

Mount Vernon, IA $44,300

Newhall, IA $44,146

North English, IA $43,786

North Liberty, IA $44,234

Norway, IA $44,247

Oakdale, IA $44,106

Olin, IA $43,844

Onslow, IA $43,570

Oxford, IA $44,123

Oxford Junction, IA $43,584

Palo, IA $44,323

Parnell, IA $43,978

Quasqueton, IA $43,626

Riverside, IA $43,717

Robins, IA $44,395

Rowley, IA $43,604

Ryan, IA $43,833

Shellsburg, IA $44,177

Solon, IA $44,212

South Amana, IA $44,082

South English, IA $43,713

Springville, IA $44,246

Stanwood, IA $43,780

Swisher, IA $44,312

Tama, IA $43,611

Morning Sun, IA $43,477

Lacona, IA $44,673

Lamoni, IA $43,357

Laurel, IA $43,875

Le Grand, IA $43,804

Leighton, IA $43,973

Leon, IA $43,602

Liberty Center, IA $44,772

Linden, IA $44,550

Lineville, IA $43,329

Liscomb, IA $43,552

Lorimor, IA $44,111

Lovilia, IA $43,965

Lucas, IA $44,483

Luther, IA $44,732

Lynnville, IA $44,005

Mc Callsburg, IA $43,842

Macksburg, IA $44,032

Madrid, IA $44,897

Malcom, IA $43,543

Marshalltown, IA $43,695

Martensdale, IA $45,160

Maxwell, IA $44,986

Melbourne, IA $44,128

Menlo, IA $43,934

Millerton, IA $43,863

Milo, IA $44,917

Minburn, IA $44,849

Mingo, IA $44,941

Mitchellville, IA $45,209

Monroe, IA $44,815

Montezuma, IA $43,648

Montour, IA $43,573

Murray, IA $44,023

Nevada, IA $44,604

New Providence, IA $43,538

New Sharon, IA $43,780

Newton, IA $44,650

New Virginia, IA $44,765

Norwalk, IA $45,362

Ogden, IA $44,166

Osceola, IA $44,178

Otley, IA $44,683

Panora, IA $44,181

Paton, IA $43,738

Patterson, IA $44,974

Pella, IA $44,251

Perry, IA $44,628

Peru, IA $44,627

Pilot Mound, IA $43,936

Pleasantville, IA $44,932

Polk City, IA $45,187

Popejoy, IA $43,478

Prairie City, IA $45,048

Prole, IA $45,142

Radcliffe, IA $43,645

Randall, IA $44,057

Reasnor, IA $44,569

Redfield, IA $44,639

Rhodes, IA $44,659

Rippey, IA $44,089

Roland, IA $44,010

Runnells, IA $45,260

Russell, IA $43,876

Saint Anthony, IA $43,677

Saint Charles, IA $44,951

Saint Marys, IA $45,014

Searsboro, IA $43,814

Sheldahl, IA $45,032

Slater, IA $45,077

Stanhope, IA $43,846

State Center, IA $43,893

Story City, IA $44,042

Stratford, IA $43,854

Stuart, IA $44,122

Sully, IA $44,133

Swan, IA $45,098

Thayer, IA $43,854

Thornburg, IA $43,770

Tracy, IA $44,050

Truro, IA $44,649

Union, IA $43,533

Whittemore, IA $43,309

Woolstock, IA $43,286

Ackley, IA $43,383

Allison, IA $43,294

Alta Vista, IA $43,430

Aplington, IA $43,298

Aredale, IA $43,270

Arlington, IA $43,370

Aurora, IA $43,427

Austinville, IA $43,297

Beaman, IA $43,450

Bristow, IA $43,289

Buckingham, IA $43,381

Cedar Falls, IA $43,272

Charles City, IA $43,472

Clarksville, IA $43,292

Colwell, IA $43,619

Conrad, IA $43,452

Denver, IA $43,320

Dewar, IA $43,377

Dike, IA $43,313

Dumont, IA $43,320

Dunkerton, IA $43,360

Eldora, IA $43,520

Elma, IA $43,385

Fairbank, IA $43,357

Fredericksburg, IA $43,320

Frederika, IA $43,281

Garwin, IA $43,560

Geneva, IA $43,301

Gilbertville, IA $43,391

Gladbrook, IA $43,438

Greene, IA $43,304

Grundy Center, IA $43,361

Hazleton, IA $43,399

Holland, IA $43,307

Hudson, IA $43,365

Independence, IA $43,459

Ionia, IA $43,306

Janesville, IA $43,295

Jesup, IA $43,392

Kesley, IA $43,295

Lamont, IA $43,441

La Porte City, IA $43,404

Lincoln, IA $43,400

Marble Rock, IA $43,308

Masonville, IA $43,712

Maynard, IA $43,360

Morrison, IA $43,337

Nashua, IA $43,278

New Hampton, IA $43,456

New Hartford, IA $43,296

North Washington, IA $43,466

Oelwein, IA $43,370

Oran, IA $43,348

Toddville, IA $44,329

Toledo, IA $43,528

Troy Mills, IA $43,932

Urbana, IA $43,886

Van Horne, IA $43,928

Victor, IA $43,731

Vining, IA $43,703

Vinton, IA $43,790

Viola, IA $44,252

Walford, IA $44,302

Walker, IA $43,860

Washington, IA $43,613

Watkins, IA $44,133

Webster, IA $43,642

Wellman, IA $43,757

West Branch, IA $43,826

West Chester, IA $43,619

Williamsburg, IA $43,988

Wyoming, IA $43,606

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,442

Ottumwa, IA $43,470

Agency, IA $43,428

Albia, IA $43,729

Batavia, IA $43,355

Beacon, IA $43,952

Birmingham, IA $43,351

Blakesburg, IA $43,414

Bloomfield, IA $43,344

West Grove, IA $43,302

Brighton, IA $43,436

Cantril, IA $43,298

Cedar, IA $43,518

Centerville, IA $43,379

Chillicothe, IA $43,632

Cincinnati, IA $43,296

Delta, IA $43,457

Douds, IA $43,332

Drakesville, IA $43,331

Eddyville, IA $43,653

Eldon, IA $43,395

Exline, IA $43,301

Fairfield, IA $43,449

Floris, IA $43,341

Fremont, IA $43,499

Hayesville, IA $43,624

Hedrick, IA $43,360

Keosauqua, IA $43,350

Kirkville, IA $43,568

Libertyville, IA $43,379

Martinsburg, IA $43,545

Melrose, IA $43,781

Milton, IA $43,329

Moravia, IA $43,510

Moulton, IA $43,298

Mount Sterling, IA $43,252

Mystic, IA $43,522

Ollie, IA $43,468

Oskaloosa, IA $43,845

Packwood, IA $43,356

Plano, IA $43,523

Promise City, IA $43,570

Pulaski, IA $43,331

Richland, IA $43,481

Rose Hill, IA $43,512

Selma, IA $43,321

Seymour, IA $43,382

Sigourney, IA $43,590

Udell, IA $43,276

Unionville, IA $43,290

University Park, IA $43,917

Burlington, IA $43,576

Argyle, IA $43,327

Bonaparte, IA $43,341

Crawfordsville, IA $43,469

Danville, IA $43,429

Denmark, IA $43,530

Donnellson, IA $43,364

Farmington, IA $43,330

Fort Madison, IA $43,488

Hillsboro, IA $43,324

Houghton, IA $43,523

Keokuk, IA $43,485

Lockridge, IA $43,363

Mediapolis, IA $43,513

Middletown, IA $43,391

Montrose, IA $43,396

Lime Springs, IA $43,766

Panama, IA $43,734

Persia, IA $43,904

Pisgah, IA $43,590

Portsmouth, IA $43,815

Red Oak, IA $43,704

Shelby, IA $43,864

Silver City, IA $44,032

Soldier, IA $43,287

Stanton, IA $43,555

Treynor, IA $44,055

Underwood, IA $44,108

Walnut, IA $43,704

Westphalia, IA $43,689

Woodbine, IA $43,782

Shenandoah, IA $43,602

Blanchard, IA $43,346

Braddyville, IA $43,272

Clarinda, IA $43,453

Coin, IA $43,401

College Springs, IA $43,492

Essex, IA $43,560

Farragut, IA $43,540

Hamburg, IA $43,474

Imogene, IA $43,701

New Market, IA $43,335

Northboro, IA $43,395

Percival, IA $43,645

Randolph, IA $43,723

Riverton, IA $43,512

Shambaugh, IA $43,556

Sidney, IA $43,672

Tabor, IA $43,813

Thurman, IA $43,772

Yorktown, IA $43,602

Dubuque, IA $43,612

Tiffin, IA $44,133

Andrew, IA $43,737

Bellevue, IA $43,526

Bernard, IA $43,473

Cascade, IA $43,623

Colesburg, IA $43,423

Delaware, IA $43,764

Delmar, IA $43,590

Dundee, IA $43,464

Durango, IA $43,453

Dyersville, IA $43,631

Earlville, IA $43,582

Edgewood, IA $43,448

Elkader, IA $43,336

Elkport, IA $43,340

Epworth, IA $43,556

Farley, IA $43,582

Farmersburg, IA $43,304

Garber, IA $43,340

Garnavillo, IA $43,347

Greeley, IA $43,465

Guttenberg, IA $43,402

Holy Cross, IA $43,423

La Motte, IA $43,481

Luxemburg, IA $43,631

Manchester, IA $43,640

Maquoketa, IA $43,572

Miles, IA $43,494

New Vienna, IA $43,461

North Buena Vista, IA $43,410

Peosta, IA $43,547

Preston, IA $43,541

Sabula, IA $43,528

Saint Donatus, IA $43,617

Saint Olaf, IA $43,281

Sherrill, IA $43,397

Spragueville, IA $43,474

Springbrook, IA $43,626

Strawberry Point, IA $43,415

Volga, IA $43,338

Worthington, IA $43,609

Zwingle, IA $43,442

Decorah, IA $43,554

Calmar, IA $43,337

Castalia, IA $43,277

Chester, IA $44,044

Clermont, IA $43,338

Cresco, IA $43,561

Dorchester, IA $43,569

Elgin, IA $43,330

Fayette, IA $43,376

Fort Atkinson, IA $43,324

Harpers Ferry, IA $43,389

Hawkeye, IA $43,312

Highlandville, IA $43,680

Lansing, IA $43,519

Lawler, IA $43,335

Parkersburg, IA $43,301

Plainfield, IA $43,288

Raymond, IA $43,392

Readlyn, IA $43,333

Reinbeck, IA $43,342

Shell Rock, IA $43,297

Stanley, IA $43,406

Steamboat Rock, IA $43,446

Stout, IA $43,303

Sumner, IA $43,293

Traer, IA $43,424

Tripoli, IA $43,299

Waverly, IA $43,298

Wellsburg, IA $43,367

Westgate, IA $43,344

Winthrop, IA $43,573

Waterloo, IA $43,411

Evansdale, IA $43,400

Creston, IA $43,709

Afton, IA $43,834

Arispe, IA $43,835

Bedford, IA $43,219

Benton, IA $43,190

Blockton, IA $43,161

Bridgewater, IA $43,342

Carbon, IA $43,539

Clearfield, IA $43,223

Corning, IA $43,389

Cromwell, IA $43,716

Cumberland, IA $43,494

Diagonal, IA $43,344

Fontanelle, IA $43,582

Grant, IA $43,723

Gravity, IA $43,260

Greenfield, IA $43,874

Arnolds Park, IA $43,559

Dickens, IA $43,285

Estherville, IA $43,420

Everly, IA $43,309

Fostoria, IA $43,531

Gillett Grove, IA $43,434

Graettinger, IA $43,318

Greenville, IA $43,302

Gruver, IA $43,401

Harris, IA $43,318

Hartley, IA $43,318

Lake Park, IA $43,376

GRA Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For GRA roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, GRA positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view GRA as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a GRA

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$66,678	$32.0	50%
Financial Services	$62,233	$30.0	40%
Biotechnology	$60,010	$29.0	35%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,565	$27.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$53,342	$26.0	20%

GRA Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a GRA's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$40,295

Average $44,452/year

$49,369

$3,358

Average $3,704/month

$4,114

$775

Average $855/week

$949

$19

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,369	$4,114	$949	$24
Average	$44,452	$3,704	$855	$21
25th Percentile	$40,295	$3,358	$775	$19

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