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
Agricultural Engineers	$96,290	100	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$95,920	4,760	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$95,920	4,760	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$95,830	2,300	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$95,830	2,300	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$95,830	2,300	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$94,830	150	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$93,810	160	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$93,160	260	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$92,970	480	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$92,970	330	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$92,890	150	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$92,370	2,000	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$92,310	1,920	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$91,690	440	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$91,560	150	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$91,560	150	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$91,170	230	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$90,790	120	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$90,160	70	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$89,970	1,000	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$89,910	1,290	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$89,910	1,290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$89,640	2,530	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,510	290	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$89,480	290	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$89,480	290	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$89,480	290	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$89,320	2,510	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$88,590	1,000	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$88,320	180	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,830	1,310	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$87,690	30,760	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$87,300	90	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$87,270	80	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$86,550	390	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$86,490	120	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$86,480	740	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,390	40	View salary detail
Chemists	$86,100	570	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$85,530	4,150	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,090	80	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$84,570	90	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,500	3,110	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$84,010	2,440	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,950	40	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$83,920	150	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$83,850	1,060	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$83,830	820	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$83,670	2,840	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.