Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Des Moines, IA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$426,310	50	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$369,390	40	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$358,020	50	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Urologists	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$290,870	1,230	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$290,870	1,230	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$271,190	90	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$265,200	250	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$237,670	80	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$209,300	360	View salary detail
Physicists	$178,110	50	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,840	2,050	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$160,990	60	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$154,140	3,800	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$154,140	3,800	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$154,140	3,800	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$150,850	60	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$148,330	360	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$148,330	360	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$147,510	90	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$141,110	850	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$138,140	520	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$136,570	1,200	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$135,140	950	View salary detail
Lawyers	$134,560	1,760	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$133,830	340	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$133,830	340	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$132,290	430	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$132,230	820	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$130,900	210	View salary detail
Actuaries	$130,540	400	View salary detail
Optometrists	$129,780	110	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$127,480	70	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$127,190	120	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$126,830	1,010	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$126,830	1,010	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$126,520	270	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.