Iowa Careers and Salaries

834 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Iowa for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Management Analysts	$85,530	4,150	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,340	4,150	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,680	4,140	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,470	4,090	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$58,490	4,000	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$43,190	3,970	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$72,640	3,930	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,780	3,920	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$107,340	3,850	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,680	3,840	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$46,670	3,810	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	3,730	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$56,540	3,690	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,220	3,670	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$75,620	3,660	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$75,620	3,660	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,110	3,660	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$75,620	3,660	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$75,620	3,660	View salary detail
Coroners	$75,620	3,660	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$75,620	3,660	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$75,620	3,660	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$106,510	3,620	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$106,510	3,620	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$106,510	3,620	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$106,510	3,620	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$106,510	3,620	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$106,510	3,620	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$128,080	3,600	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$128,080	3,600	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$97,690	3,600	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$128,080	3,600	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$128,080	3,600	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$128,080	3,600	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$128,080	3,600	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$128,080	3,600	View salary detail
Lawyers	$123,550	3,550	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,320	3,540	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.