Salaries in Southwest Iowa

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area • 298 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Family Medicine Physicians $310,78080
      Nurse Anesthetists $290,09030
      Chief Executives $162,950180
      Dentists, General $161,25030
      Optometrists $134,66040
      Physician Assistants $134,20040
      Nurse Practitioners $133,220190
      Sales Managers $130,660110
      Pharmacists $129,990140
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $124,30040
      Administrative Services Managers $123,10030
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $118,32050
      Human Resources Managers $116,36050
      Marketing Managers $114,99050
      Financial Managers $103,580340
      Construction Managers $103,40050
      Software Developers $103,350120
      Electrical Engineers $102,76040
      Medical and Health Services Managers $100,830410
      Industrial Production Managers $99,910210
      Civil Engineers $98,79070
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $98,710190
      Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $97,14030
      Computer Occupations, All Other $94,14030
      Loan Officers $92,560200
      Occupational Therapists $91,80050
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $91,270140
      Managers, All Other $89,81090
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $89,65040
      Industrial Engineers $88,460120
      Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $88,23030
      Physical Therapists $87,360130
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $87,20090
      Purchasing Managers $85,23030
      Management Analysts $84,19070
      Logisticians $84,16080
      Veterinarians $83,99070
      Dental Hygienists $82,990100
      Financial Examiners $82,11060
      Lawyers $81,81080
      Computer Systems Analysts $80,64060
      Speech-Language Pathologists $79,51070
      Mechanical Engineers $79,050130
      Facilities Managers $78,56080
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $78,16060
      Project Management Specialists $77,610130
      General and Operations Managers $77,0801,750
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $76,80050
      Respiratory Therapists $76,42040
      Chiropractors $76,33040
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $76,00060
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $74,900320
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $74,88070
      Registered Nurses $74,3601,870
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $74,270120
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $73,94040
      Personal Financial Advisors $72,40040
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $72,16030
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $71,78080
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $71,50040
      Cost Estimators $70,22060
      Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $69,78040
      Data Scientists $69,26030
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $68,230610
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $67,37040
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $67,370160
      Conservation Scientists $67,20080
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $66,800320
      Instructional Coordinators $66,080150
      Food Service Managers $65,06070
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,850330
      Mechanical Drafters $64,31060
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $63,670390
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $63,450220
      Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $62,86040
      Social and Community Service Managers $62,720140
      Accountants and Auditors $62,230560
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $62,020800
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $61,77080
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $61,45060
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $61,070150
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $61,050230
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $61,01030
      Compliance Officers $60,740110
      Human Resources Specialists $60,550270
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $60,300140
      Healthcare Social Workers $60,16070
      Tool and Die Makers $60,11030
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $60,090400
      First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $59,30050
      Physical Therapist Assistants $59,16070
      Construction and Building Inspectors $58,77070
      Electricians $58,660210
      Paramedics $58,590120
      Millwrights $58,56050
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $58,260100
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $58,240250
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,600580
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,560570
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $57,460130
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $57,06050
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $56,860130
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $56,780310
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $56,660120
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $56,530520
      Insurance Underwriters $56,32040
      Postal Service Clerks $56,150160
      Fundraisers $55,69030
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $55,640290
      Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $55,48040
      Computer Network Support Specialists $55,32060
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $55,230120
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $54,83040
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $54,310340
      Highway Maintenance Workers $54,080550
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $53,87060
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $53,81090
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $53,46030
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $53,430
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $52,82070
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $52,640250
      Training and Development Specialists $52,460110
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $52,200210
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $52,140220
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $52,0602,160
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $52,000140
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $52,00040
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $51,60040
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $51,470290
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $50,790820
      Helpers--Production Workers $50,74070
      Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $50,70090
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $50,66050
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $50,610120
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $50,5101,120
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $50,000150
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $49,94070
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $49,92070
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $49,390190
      Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,94050
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $48,920350
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $48,780260
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,650390
      Advertising Sales Agents $48,35030
      Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,30040
      Computer User Support Specialists $48,260130
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $48,25030
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $48,230620
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $48,110110
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $48,050290
      Medical Records Specialists $47,850130
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $47,840680
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $47,80090
      Agricultural Equipment Operators $47,800240
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $47,800110
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $47,80040
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $47,79040
      Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $47,710220
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $47,630110
      Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,490130
      Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,43070
      Carpenters $47,300260
      Insurance Sales Agents $47,100250
      Machinists $46,980220
      Food Batchmakers $46,940270
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $46,880190
      Parts Salespersons $46,830230
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,720190
      New Accounts Clerks $46,55040
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $46,41060
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $46,28050
      Public Relations Specialists $46,26070
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $46,21080
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,110170
      Construction Laborers $46,090600
      Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $46,03040
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,020100
      Dental Assistants $46,000130
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $45,970380
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $45,96060
      Gas Plant Operators $45,93030
      Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $45,910
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $45,2601,120
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $45,23070
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,220400
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $45,13050
      Farm and Home Management Educators $45,070
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $45,050470
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $44,97080
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $44,960130
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $44,800730
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $44,72060
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,660100
      Travel Agents $44,55030
      Sheet Metal Workers $44,48050
      Conveyor Operators and Tenders $44,40040
      Credit Counselors $44,32030
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $44,2901,350
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $44,260110
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $44,26070
      Production Workers, All Other $44,090370
      Bus Drivers, School $43,990390
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $43,81040
      Slaughterers and Meat Packers $43,810490
      Procurement Clerks $43,66070
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $43,66050
      Rehabilitation Counselors $43,28090
      Graphic Designers $43,28080
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $43,240450
      Order Clerks $42,49040
      Billing and Posting Clerks $42,390190
      Funeral Attendants $41,60060
      Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $41,50050
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $41,09040
      Legal Support Workers, All Other $41,04050
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $40,230230
      Coaches and Scouts $39,910110
      Social and Human Service Assistants $39,830250
      Foundry Mold and Coremakers $39,690
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $39,59090
      Pharmacy Technicians $39,540190
      Light Truck Drivers $39,510260
      Medical Assistants $39,460190
      Stockers and Order Fillers $39,4101,510
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $39,240590
      Emergency Medical Technicians $39,000100
      Office Clerks, General $38,9001,150
      Legislators $38,85060
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $38,57040
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $38,490140
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $38,18050
      Tire Repairers and Changers $38,17050
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,150440
      Nursing Assistants $38,0601,450
      Chefs and Head Cooks $37,91060
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $37,870220
      Opticians, Dispensing $37,84040
      Couriers and Messengers $37,64030
      Phlebotomists $37,24050
      Tellers $36,970430
      Customer Service Representatives $36,880800
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,870520
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $36,83040
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,750260
      Security Guards $36,71090
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,6501,040
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $36,460310
      News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $36,40040
      Printing Press Operators $36,400110
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $36,35070
      Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $36,300
      Recreation Workers $36,230130
      Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $36,09030
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $36,05070
      Sewing Machine Operators $35,94060
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $35,690340
      Agricultural Technicians $35,36050
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $35,36040
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $35,2501,530
      Interpreters and Translators $34,78040
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,550360
      Bakers $34,24040
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,200170
      Counter and Rental Clerks $33,60050
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $33,12090
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $32,850650
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $32,500150
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $32,42030
      Cooks, Restaurant $30,490430
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $30,38090
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,170530
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $29,86090
      Pharmacy Aides $29,85030
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $29,19040
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $28,690140
      Food Preparation Workers $28,640330
      Retail Salespersons $28,2401,360
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $28,120320
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $28,100310
      Driver/Sales Workers $28,060210
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,6301,690
      Cooks, Fast Food $27,600280
      Floral Designers $27,47030
      Cashiers $27,3902,780
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,1901,540
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $26,620100
      Library Assistants, Clerical $26,560100
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $26,00070
      Library Technicians $26,00080
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $25,75090
      Animal Caretakers $25,73070
      Childcare Workers $25,110280
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $24,49060
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $22,840130
      Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $22,01040
      Dishwashers $21,94080
      Bartenders $21,920300
      Waiters and Waitresses $21,780680