Des Moines, IA Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,270	850	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$141,110	850	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$60,530	840	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$97,330	830	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$97,330	830	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$97,330	830	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$132,230	820	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,280	800	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$79,230	790	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,730	790	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$52,970	780	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$76,600	770	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$33,120	770	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,770	770	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$65,810	760	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,590	750	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$93,660	750	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$56,520	740	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$97,790	740	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$60,600	730	View salary detail
Firefighters	$56,910	730	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$123,740	720	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,320	720	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,060	720	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,060	720	View salary detail
Bakers	$37,680	700	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$64,250	690	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,180	690	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$80,340	680	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$80,340	680	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$80,340	680	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,540	680	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$50,020	660	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,200	660	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$73,840	660	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,580	650	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$101,190	650	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$108,280	640	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$62,050	640	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$94,270	640	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$108,280	640	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,150	630	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$126,190	630	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$57,410	620	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$63,230	610	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,320	590	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$103,860	590	View salary detail
Security Managers	$103,860	590	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,310	580	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,920	580	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.