Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Ames, IA

320 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Ames, IA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Family Medicine Physicians	$248,000	60	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$206,090	110	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$206,090	110	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$163,950	40	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$139,690	70	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$138,110	120	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$138,110	120	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$138,110	120	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$138,110	120	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$138,110	120	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$138,110	120	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$138,110	120	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$137,390	60	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,010	90	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$137,010	90	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$133,150	110	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$132,050	110	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,340	130	View salary detail
Software Developers	$129,440	470	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$127,600	70	View salary detail
Lawyers	$125,200	90	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$124,010	220	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$124,010	220	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$124,010	220	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$118,240	80	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$116,540	90	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$116,540	90	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$116,540	90	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$113,930	120	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$113,930	120	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$113,930	120	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$113,930	120	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$113,930	120	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$113,930	120	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$107,520	30	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$106,520	90	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$105,330	120	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$105,330	120	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$104,930	60	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$104,930	60	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$103,750	40	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,730	280	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$103,440	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,930	60	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$102,630	30	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$102,630	30	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$100,200	290	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$100,200	290	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$100,200	290	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,170	40	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.