Salary Data in Iowa
Salary data for 8 cities and 50 occupations in Iowa, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Top Cities in Iowa
Cities ranked by average salary across all occupations.
Top Occupations in Iowa
Occupations ranked by median salary (averaged across cities in Iowa).
8 cities$140,542
8 cities$140,135
8 cities$133,840
8 cities$130,962
8 cities$130,543
8 cities$129,270
8 cities$125,752
8 cities$118,097
8 cities$114,272
8 cities$111,331
8 cities$110,251
8 cities$108,720
8 cities$106,101
8 cities$101,866
8 cities$101,048
8 cities$98,667
8 cities$97,927
8 cities$96,776
8 cities$95,517
8 cities$95,415
Highest-Paying Occupations in Iowa
Top 10 occupations ranked by median salary across all Iowa cities.
1
Computer and Information Systems Managers
↑17%$140,542
2
Pharmacists
↑3%$140,135
3
Financial Managers
↑16%$133,840
4
Human Resources Managers
↑6%$130,962
5
Sales Managers
↑4%$130,543
6
Nurse Practitioners
↑40%$129,270
7
Lawyers
↑5%$125,752
8
Managers, All Other
↑6%$118,097
9
Software Developers
↑25%$114,272
10
Industrial Production Managers
↑2%$111,331
Salary Overview for Iowa
Iowa covers 8 cities and 50 occupations in our database. The top earner is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $140,542 median, and the overall average across all tracked occupations sits at $91,865.
Des Moines leads the state at $64,564 average across 150 occupations.
Salary pages for every city in Iowa
Browse take-home pay, hourly rates, and cost of living for 8 cities across Iowa. Expand a city to see its highest-paying roles.