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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Graphic Designers$50,3102,100View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$50,280160View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$50,280160View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers$50,140—View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,0802,380View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$50,08080View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,930110View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,870270View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,8501,780View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$49,780240View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,760120View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,7101,770View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,600920View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$49,600560View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440540View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,4001,830View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$49,3503,410View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,340500View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,3303,220View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$49,220170View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$49,060480View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$49,02030View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians$49,02030View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal$49,01080View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,9104,460View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$48,870680View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists$48,87040View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,6802,050View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$48,6802,050View salary detail
Roofers$48,660930View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$48,580—View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$48,5301,200View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$48,490100View salary detail
Construction Laborers$48,49013,780View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,490920View salary detail
Dental Assistants$48,4303,210View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$48,430230View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$48,400100View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$48,370660View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$48,370660View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$48,3004,160View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$48,30050View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,2802,390View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,2402,030View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators$48,200520View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,18014,020View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$48,150560View salary detail
Credit Counselors$48,130440View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,10070View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$48,090240View 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.