Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Iowa City, IA

393 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Iowa City, IA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$78,800	—	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$78,780	70	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$78,780	70	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$78,780	70	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$78,780	70	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$78,030	60	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$78,030	60	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$77,970	100	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$77,680	170	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$76,190	320	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$76,190	320	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$75,380	360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,380	360	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$75,330	30	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$75,150	140	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$75,110	150	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$75,100	790	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$75,070	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,880	290	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$74,330	80	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$73,920	120	View salary detail
Logisticians	$73,920	120	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$73,920	120	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$72,120	170	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$72,120	170	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$72,120	170	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$71,440	190	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$71,120	480	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,950	40	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$69,510	90	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,130	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,960	280	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$67,820	160	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,440	600	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$67,400	190	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$66,680	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,430	600	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$66,420	210	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$66,400	330	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$66,340	330	View salary detail
Paramedics	$66,090	150	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$65,820	240	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$65,420	70	View salary detail
Chemists	$65,270	40	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$65,240	40	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$64,890	150	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$64,650	210	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$64,440	150	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$64,170	200	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$63,790	460	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.