Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Iowa

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$59,220	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$59,150	360	View salary detail
Archivists	$59,010	40	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$58,950	390	View salary detail
Barbers	$58,900	130	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$58,810	6,140	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,690	80	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$58,490	4,000	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$58,480	900	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$58,440	1,770	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,420	1,160	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$58,300	290	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$58,220	2,110	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$58,090	440	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,070	35,040	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$58,040	510	View salary detail
Dredge Operators	$57,990	60	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$57,980	630	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$57,980	2,290	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$57,780	640	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$57,710	540	View salary detail
Carpenters	$57,710	5,770	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$57,670	1,140	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,660	640	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,550	2,010	View salary detail
Machinists	$57,540	2,880	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$57,400	60	View salary detail
Glaziers	$57,330	430	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$57,220	90	View salary detail
Editors	$57,200	900	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$57,030	40	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$57,030	330	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$56,900	590	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$56,770	980	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$56,740	180	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$56,640	50	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$56,540	3,690	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$56,410	140	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$56,360	160	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$56,140	230	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$55,920	—	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$55,820	460	View salary detail
Firefighters	$55,810	2,170	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$55,430	570	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$55,160	—	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,090	9,270	View salary detail

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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.