Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Waterloo, IA

386 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Waterloo, IA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,680	50	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,240	100	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$99,530	150	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$99,530	150	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$99,530	150	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,530	150	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$99,530	150	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$99,530	150	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$99,530	150	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$98,240	80	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$98,240	80	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$97,770	420	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$97,430	110	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$97,430	110	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$97,430	110	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$97,180	120	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$96,440	40	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$95,470	130	View salary detail
Security Managers	$95,470	130	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$94,440	50	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$93,620	40	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$92,330	120	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$92,330	120	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$92,330	120	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$92,330	120	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$92,100	110	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$91,250	140	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$91,250	140	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$90,520	120	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$90,230	80	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$88,770	190	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$88,770	190	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$88,770	190	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$85,100	50	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$85,060	190	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$84,920	90	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$83,850	140	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$82,500	130	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$82,400	1,510	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$82,260	150	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$82,050	70	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$82,050	70	View salary detail

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.