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
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$38,160	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,870	350	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,750	4,480	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,590	930	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,470	4,090	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$37,440	100	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,330	4,660	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,230	7,300	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$37,230	210	View salary detail
Bakers	$37,210	2,150	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$37,090	320	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,080	6,890	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$37,080	710	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$37,050	280	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$36,880	200	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$36,850	780	View salary detail
Orderlies	$36,850	260	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,790	610	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,640	26,770	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$36,480	1,240	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$36,160	2,510	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,090	370	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,920	4,190	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,870	590	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,810	8,860	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$35,750	230	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,720	1,380	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,700	2,930	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,670	12,270	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$35,670	2,910	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,610	830	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$35,560	160	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,380	23,960	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,340	430	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$35,250	950	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$35,220	350	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$35,120	—	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$34,240	230	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$34,090	1,160	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,050	1,900	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$33,910	100	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,830	5,910	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,730	70	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$33,700	2,870	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$33,640	1,100	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$33,600	40	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$33,480	310	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$33,370	80	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$33,270	1,070	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$32,990	100	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.