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
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$103,380	2,580	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,360	430	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$103,090	1,100	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$103,050	1,170	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$103,050	1,170	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$102,980	—	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,940	6,200	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$101,800	300	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$101,210	360	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$101,090	140	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,080	230	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$100,500	470	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$100,500	470	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$100,500	470	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,200	1,390	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$99,280	3,070	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$99,010	1,850	View salary detail
Security Managers	$99,010	2,340	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$99,010	2,340	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,010	1,850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,840	1,370	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$98,700	370	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$98,260	120	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$97,700	3,470	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$97,700	80	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$97,700	3,470	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$97,700	3,470	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,660	50	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$97,560	2,530	View salary detail
Audiologists	$97,180	270	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$96,810	650	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$96,540	6,720	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$96,430	2,500	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$96,430	2,500	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$96,430	2,500	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$96,310	960	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$96,310	70	View salary detail
Economists	$96,310	70	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.