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
Software Developers	$126,460	4,240	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$126,190	630	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$123,740	720	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$122,910	140	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$121,490	130	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$120,640	100	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$120,030	140	View salary detail
Database Architects	$120,030	140	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$118,740	—	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$118,740	—	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$118,740	—	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$117,980	850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$117,790	330	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$115,900	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$110,210	160	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$109,750	130	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$108,280	640	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$108,280	640	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$108,110	350	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$107,040	280	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$105,160	110	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$105,160	110	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$104,810	100	View salary detail
Audiologists	$104,580	70	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$103,920	1,020	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$103,860	590	View salary detail
Security Managers	$103,860	590	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$103,030	1,240	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$103,030	1,240	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$103,030	1,240	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,230	200	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,220	330	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$102,070	2,680	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$102,070	2,680	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.