Iowa by the numbers
The rules that change at the state line, as they stand in Iowa today: alimony decided case by case; 1,083 H-2B positions certified; 2,212 H-2A positions certified. Each card opens the calculator or data page, with the law or dataset it is built on.
Iowa alimony calculator
Discretionary (case by case). No statutory formula — courts weigh factors (rule-of-thumb estimate shown)
H-2B jobs in Iowa
1,083 positions certified in FY2026 (through Q2), median offered wage $22.29/hour; most start in Apr/Mar.
H-2A jobs in Iowa
2,212 positions certified in FY2026 (through Q2), median offered wage $18.87/hour; most start in Mar/Feb.