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
Etchers and Engravers	$42,950	70	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$42,910	690	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$42,890	380	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,750	9,680	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$42,650	—	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$42,610	80	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$42,480	5,230	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$42,450	170	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$42,290	40	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$42,070	410	View salary detail
Midwives	$42,070	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$41,950	1,340	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,740	5,210	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$41,610	310	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$41,330	250	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$41,240	170	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$41,110	170	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,980	10,560	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$40,940	140	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$40,790	2,070	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$40,660	1,510	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$40,620	1,050	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,080	70	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$40,060	460	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$39,930	590	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$39,830	100	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,680	1,860	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$39,630	2,170	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$39,550	70	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,520	1,800	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$39,520	90	View salary detail
Embalmers	$39,490	—	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,350	22,670	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$39,260	400	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$38,960	560	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,960	1,900	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,920	8,800	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,790	330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$38,780	770	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,760	11,400	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$38,700	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,690	990	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$38,590	1,510	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,460	580	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,450	5,470	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,400	210	View salary detail
Photographers	$38,290	430	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$38,240	1,100	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$38,230	400	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,210	990	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.