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
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$92,310	390	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$91,920	40	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$91,920	180	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$91,920	40	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$90,730	2,110	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$90,410	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$90,370	50	View salary detail
Art Directors	$90,000	130	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$89,800	1,000	View salary detail
Chemists	$87,560	150	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$87,080	170	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$86,790	60	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$86,540	5,130	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$86,540	5,130	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$86,540	5,130	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$86,540	5,130	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$86,540	5,130	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$85,980	80	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$85,490	390	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$85,490	390	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$85,490	390	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$85,450	460	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$85,070	60	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$84,740	—	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Coroners	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,080	380	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$83,790	30	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$83,650	30	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$83,450	160	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$83,410	190	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$83,180	370	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,730	100	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$82,330	50	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$82,330	50	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$82,330	50	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$82,090	2,720	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$82,090	2,720	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$82,040	50	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$81,960	220	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$81,810	1,240	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$81,810	1,240	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$81,330	120	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$81,330	120	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$81,220	240	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.