Salaries in Northeast Iowa

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area • 354 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Family Medicine Physicians $207,450120
      Dentists, General $160,76070
      Chief Executives $155,330180
      Natural Sciences Managers $135,69040
      Pharmacists $133,890170
      Nurse Practitioners $129,200180
      Sales Managers $129,000150
      Physician Assistants $125,92060
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $124,48050
      Managers, All Other $122,030170
      Financial Managers $122,000460
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $115,86080
      Software Developers $112,390190
      Human Resources Managers $111,11080
      Electrical Engineers $104,17040
      Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $103,86080
      Purchasing Managers $102,88030
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $102,74070
      Computer Occupations, All Other $101,87040
      Industrial Production Managers $101,430310
      Veterinarians $100,370100
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $100,100270
      Marketing Managers $97,65060
      Facilities Managers $96,940100
      Physical Therapists $95,240140
      Lawyers $95,02080
      Power Plant Operators $94,010
      Medical and Health Services Managers $92,860510
      Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $91,99050
      Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $91,98040
      Civil Engineers $91,200120
      Administrative Services Managers $90,91030
      Occupational Therapists $90,42070
      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $90,04040
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $89,99030
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $89,86090
      Industrial Engineers $89,070220
      Gas Plant Operators $88,91050
      Project Management Specialists $87,080290
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $85,440150
      Mechanical Engineers $84,300160
      Construction Managers $84,140150
      Management Analysts $82,980100
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $82,01070
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $81,88060
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $81,81070
      Data Scientists $80,98050
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $79,220130
      Dental Hygienists $79,120140
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $79,03050
      Loan Officers $78,620270
      Speech-Language Pathologists $78,070100
      Health Education Specialists $77,77040
      Financial and Investment Analysts $77,68040
      Computer Systems Analysts $77,47070
      Personal Financial Advisors $77,36080
      Chemists $76,31070
      General and Operations Managers $75,8602,380
      Instructional Coordinators $75,760210
      Soil and Plant Scientists $75,68040
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $75,62040
      Logisticians $75,46070
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $75,290110
      Computer Programmers $75,10060
      Registered Nurses $74,7202,130
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $74,71040
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $73,850400
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $73,28060
      Chiropractors $72,79060
      Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $72,64060
      Accountants and Auditors $72,600650
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $71,79050
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $70,530460
      Dietitians and Nutritionists $69,93040
      Crane and Tower Operators $69,57050
      Cost Estimators $67,520120
      Compliance Officers $67,390130
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $67,350670
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $65,740890
      Food Service Managers $65,560110
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $65,450340
      Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $65,160
      Physicians, All Other $64,92050
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $64,67090
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $64,14060
      Commercial and Industrial Designers $64,05040
      Construction and Building Inspectors $63,48060
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $63,15070
      Special Education Teachers, Preschool $63,140
      Respiratory Therapists $63,03050
      Wind Turbine Service Technicians $63,03090
      Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $62,94060
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $62,900460
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $62,50060
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $62,490160
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $62,390270
      Human Resources Specialists $62,290310
      Occupational Therapy Assistants $62,18040
      Mechanical Drafters $61,62040
      Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $61,62030
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $61,42070
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,2001,160
      Healthcare Social Workers $61,17060
      Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $61,12040
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $60,970290
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $60,940520
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $60,89030
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $60,640150
      Social and Community Service Managers $60,610170
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $60,370200
      Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $60,23050
      Electricians $60,050520
      Agricultural Inspectors $60,01030
      Chemical Plant and System Operators $59,950110
      Physical Therapist Assistants $59,71090
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $59,57040
      Computer Network Support Specialists $59,50060
      Producers and Directors $59,50040
      First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $59,30060
      Conservation Scientists $59,07080
      Postal Service Clerks $58,950150
      Medical Equipment Repairers $58,46030
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $58,310260
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $58,01080
      Millwrights $57,72040
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $57,680560
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $57,310280
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $57,220170
      Paramedics $57,190100
      Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $57,14040
      Education Teachers, Postsecondary $56,85030
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $56,610260
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $56,330320
      Tool and Die Makers $56,16090
      Fundraisers $56,10060
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $56,030950
      Insurance Sales Agents $56,020390
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $55,980270
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $55,800100
      Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders $55,73030
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $55,620360
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $55,580250
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $55,470490
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $55,070110
      Highway Maintenance Workers $55,030590
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $54,840930
      Sheet Metal Workers $54,44050
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $53,60060
      Firefighters $53,40060
      Chemical Technicians $53,24050
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $53,200120
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $52,92060
      Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $52,380160
      Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $52,38050
      Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $52,350340
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $52,130110
      Food Science Technicians $51,65040
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,370120
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $51,29070
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $51,200180
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $51,140220
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $50,76050
      Machinists $50,590220
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $50,400320
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $50,380220
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $50,370900
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,2802,590
      Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $50,280100
      Public Relations Specialists $50,14090
      Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $50,09060
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $49,990120
      Food Batchmakers $49,990340
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $49,99030
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $49,970250
      Computer User Support Specialists $49,530200
      Surgical Technologists $49,52050
      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $49,490140
      Carpenters $49,400380
      Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $49,400330
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $49,360120
      Training and Development Specialists $49,290140
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $49,210210
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $49,1401,160
      Psychiatric Aides $48,83060
      Agricultural Equipment Operators $48,830240
      Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $48,690
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $48,6101,300
      Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,520
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $48,360
      Coaches and Scouts $48,350280
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $48,28040
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,270580
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $48,250510
      Farm and Home Management Educators $48,200
      Sales and Related Workers, All Other $48,14030
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,970220
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $47,950580
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $47,910160
      Procurement Clerks $47,88030
      Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $47,850160
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $47,740130
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $47,590140
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $47,410150
      Web and Digital Interface Designers $47,34080
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $47,33060
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $47,310530
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $47,21030
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $47,170360
      Conveyor Operators and Tenders $47,15090
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,990250
      Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $46,940270
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $46,81070
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $46,780230
      New Accounts Clerks $46,750150
      Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $46,71060
      Construction Laborers $46,6901,160
      Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $46,610
      Medical Records Specialists $46,600200
      Editors $46,47030
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $46,390110
      Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,32030
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $46,11060
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,020230
      Advertising Sales Agents $45,99060
      Tax Preparers $45,95050
      Dental Assistants $45,930280
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $45,880560
      Bus Drivers, School $45,790520
      Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,760100
      Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $45,74060
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,650300
      Parts Salespersons $45,450260
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $45,36090
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $45,35030
      Graphic Designers $45,35080
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $45,35080
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,2601,130
      Motorcycle Mechanics $45,20040
      Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $45,18030
      Furniture Finishers $44,98030
      Production Workers, All Other $44,940280
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,920120
      Tutors $44,81040
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $44,6801,500
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $44,490140
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $44,43040
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $43,950220
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $43,72080
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $43,55080
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $43,27050
      Medical Transcriptionists $43,23030
      Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $43,05070
      Legal Support Workers, All Other $42,70050
      Legislators $42,14040
      Opticians, Dispensing $41,40040
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $41,400650
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $41,40040
      Office Clerks, General $41,3501,530
      Slaughterers and Meat Packers $41,310330
      Helpers--Production Workers $41,260130
      Medical Assistants $41,190320
      Light Truck Drivers $41,130410
      Billing and Posting Clerks $40,930270
      Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $40,710
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $40,330200
      Driver/Sales Workers $39,970270
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $39,870810
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $39,820610
      Data Entry Keyers $39,72050
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,6801,860
      Tire Repairers and Changers $39,67070
      Customer Service Representatives $39,5501,180
      Pharmacy Technicians $39,520240
      Emergency Medical Technicians $39,49090
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $39,17080
      Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $39,07060
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $39,02080
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $38,860100
      Medical Equipment Preparers $38,67030
      Social and Human Service Assistants $38,340300
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $38,170160
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,140670
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $37,770200
      Tellers $37,770540
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $37,62040
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $37,59080
      Nursing Assistants $37,5201,930
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $37,50090
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,490630
      Order Clerks $37,44080
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $37,250130
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $37,100130
      Bill and Account Collectors $37,08040
      Printing Press Operators $37,030200
      News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $36,97050
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,680210
      Agricultural Technicians $36,66070
      Residential Advisors $36,60030
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $36,390510
      Funeral Attendants $36,39060
      Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $36,34050
      Phlebotomists $36,18060
      Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $36,180
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,160520
      Rehabilitation Counselors $36,080110
      Chefs and Head Cooks $36,040100
      Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $35,90050
      Real Estate Sales Agents $35,90030
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $35,840290
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $35,7401,750
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,5501,290
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,410270
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $35,210140
      Security Guards $34,930270
      Counter and Rental Clerks $34,86080
      Stockers and Order Fillers $34,6201,080
      Couriers and Messengers $34,38030
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,200200
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $33,96080
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $33,720860
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $33,400420
      Bakers $32,44070
      Pharmacy Aides $32,35060
      Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $31,540
      Cooks, Restaurant $31,200690
      Cooks, Short Order $31,20090
      Sewing Machine Operators $30,88040
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $30,270190
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $29,69070
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,690570
      Recreation Workers $29,530190
      Animal Caretakers $29,350130
      Library Technicians $29,270100
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $29,170150
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $28,70070
      Food Preparation Workers $28,640360
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $28,470430
      Retail Salespersons $28,4602,220
      Floral Designers $28,19040
      Cashiers $28,1403,790
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,5401,990
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,300130
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $26,9601,870
      Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $26,71050
      Library Assistants, Clerical $26,560230
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $25,560180
      Childcare Workers $25,420490
      Parking Attendants $23,93030
      Dishwashers $23,380140
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $22,890190
      Tour and Travel Guides $21,94040
      Waiters and Waitresses $21,8401,210
      Bartenders $21,780570
      Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $21,75030