Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $80,960 here versus $105,770 nationally (-23.5%; 2,140metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $77,600 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-20.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$80,960 in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 23.5% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,140 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$77,600 in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 20.5% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,250 published local jobs).
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,420 in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 17.3% below the national Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary median of $36,780 (2,070 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$27,850 in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 15.3% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,670 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1900001 · Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #383/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 331 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $207K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Southeast Iowa n…
- BOOK-FULL 325 rows · May 2025
Read with Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (+$14 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northeast Iowa nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 640 jobs · $99,330
- 2. Financial Managers 490 jobs · $116,000
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 320 jobs · $105,410
- 4. Construction Managers 260 jobs · $99,660
- 5. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 250 jobs · $104,490
- 6. Pharmacists 180 jobs · $138,620
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 180 jobs · $127,590
- 8. Chief Executives 160 jobs · $193,140
- 9. Sales Managers 150 jobs · $134,010
- 10. Managers, All Other 140 jobs · $121,580
- 11. Software Developers 140 jobs · $103,990
- 12. Physical Therapists 140 jobs · $95,710
- 13. Family Medicine Physicians 120 jobs · $207,450
- 14. Computer and Information Systems Managers 120 jobs · $116,480
- 15. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $166,370
- 16. Veterinarians 90 jobs · $107,580
- 17. Physician Assistants 80 jobs · $130,140
- 18. Human Resources Managers 80 jobs · $115,670
Occupations Tracked
331
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,058
employment-weighted, 325 complete rows
Top Salary
$207,450
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $99,330 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $116,000 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $105,410 |
| 4 | Construction Managers | $99,660 |
| 5 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $104,490 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $138,620 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,590 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $193,140 |
| 9 | Sales Managers | $134,010 |
| 10 | Managers, All Other | $121,580 |
| 11 | Software Developers | $103,990 |
| 12 | Physical Therapists | $95,710 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physicians | $207,450 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $116,480 |
| 15 | Dentists, General | $166,370 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $107,580 |
| 17 | Physician Assistants | $130,140 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers | $115,670 |
| 19 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $103,860 |
| 20 | Marketing Managers | $114,510 |
| 21 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $128,470 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $119,990 |
| 23 | Electrical Engineers | $104,170 |
| 24 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | $96,030 |
| 25 | Administrative Services Managers | $102,310 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $20,990 |
| Bartenders | $21,150 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $21,750 |
| Tour and Travel Guides | $21,940 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $24,490 |
| Parking Attendants | $24,530 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $25,830 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $26,530 |
| Childcare Workers | $27,460 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $27,500 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in IA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside IA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($54,058 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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