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
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$81,220	240	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$81,220	240	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$81,220	240	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$80,370	70	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$80,340	680	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$80,340	680	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$80,340	680	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$80,190	160	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,180	120	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$80,080	—	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,800	40	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$79,560	220	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$79,560	220	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,560	220	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$79,370	220	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,290	4,850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$79,230	1,400	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$79,230	790	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$79,200	320	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$78,860	150	View salary detail
Surveyors	$78,860	150	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$78,850	110	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$78,770	340	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$78,770	340	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,700	90	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,700	90	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$78,630	8,130	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$78,630	8,130	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$78,630	8,130	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$78,630	8,130	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$78,630	8,130	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$78,500	550	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$78,150	60	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$78,150	60	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$77,990	470	View salary detail
Logisticians	$77,860	520	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$77,860	520	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$77,860	520	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$77,570	90	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,960	60	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$76,850	—	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$76,800	190	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$76,600	770	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$76,580	3,440	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,580	40	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$76,580	160	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$76,580	3,440	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$76,540	100	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$76,540	100	View salary detail
Range Managers	$76,540	100	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.