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 Engineers	$83,450	310	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,200	890	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$83,170	90	View salary detail
Foresters	$83,000	50	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$83,000	90	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Biologists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Geneticists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$82,470	50	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,050	230	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$82,010	380	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,910	140	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$81,860	30	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$81,710	90	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$81,610	120	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$81,420	220	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$81,330	350	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$81,330	350	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$81,220	210	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$81,150	50	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$81,050	1,540	View salary detail
Art Directors	$80,940	280	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$80,910	220	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$80,810	100	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$80,810	100	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$80,600	270	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$80,580	300	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$80,470	9,900	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,470	9,900	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$80,470	9,900	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$80,470	9,900	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$80,470	9,900	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$80,370	1,020	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,300	450	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,160	100	View salary detail
Statisticians	$80,150	250	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$80,150	250	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$79,880	90	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,880	210	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$79,830	180	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,720	510	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,690	80	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,570	40	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,560	410	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$79,560	410	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$79,560	410	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$79,390	1,220	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$79,390	1,220	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.