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
Healthcare Social Workers	$63,050	1,550	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$62,970	2,890	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,630	5,510	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,590	1,420	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$62,520	290	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,420	6,530	View salary detail
Riggers	$62,400	200	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,340	4,150	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,270	1,170	View salary detail
Millwrights	$62,220	690	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,090	690	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$61,740	120	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,590	220	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$61,550	40	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$61,490	110	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$61,340	1,040	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,200	12,310	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$61,110	—	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$61,080	90	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,030	1,060	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$61,010	290	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$61,010	290	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$60,990	2,370	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$60,940	120	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$60,890	820	View salary detail
Electricians	$60,860	10,310	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,780	1,570	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$60,750	230	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,680	3,840	View salary detail
Clergy	$60,630	370	View salary detail
Paramedics	$60,590	1,170	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,580	17,300	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$60,550	340	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$60,540	950	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$60,530	1,040	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,450	6,270	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$60,440	490	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,330	5,530	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,320	3,540	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$60,140	6,840	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$59,970	1,190	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	3,730	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$59,860	2,210	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$59,780	260	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$59,680	410	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,680	4,140	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$59,640	330	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$59,550	200	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$59,390	560	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$59,300	650	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.