Auditor: Employee salaries rose for governor’s and secretary of state’s offices

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 1,142

Last Updated: 19 hours, 12 minutes ago

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Employee salaries in the Iowa governor’s and secretary of state’s offices increased by double-digit percentages over the past decade, a report released Thursday by Iowa Auditor Rob Sand shows.

The report shows that in inflation-adjusted figures, executive branch salaries declined over the past 10 years by 7.6%, but when looking at individual offices within the branch, the governor’s and secretary of state’s offices increased employee salaries over the period.

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