Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $81,400 here versus $105,770 nationally (-23.0%; 3,050metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $79,460 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-18.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$81,400 in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 23.0% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,050 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$79,460 in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 18.5% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,190 published local jobs).
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,380 in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 17.4% below the national Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary median of $36,780 (3,070 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,990 in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area sits 15.3% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,060 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1900002 · Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #387/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 368 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $279K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Ocala, FL
- BOOK-FULL 365 rows · May 2025
Read with Ocala, FL ($53 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 Northwest Iowa nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Industrial Production Managers lead published employment inside Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 680 jobs · $113,290
- 2. Industrial Production Managers 500 jobs · $104,210
- 3. Nurse Practitioners 270 jobs · $128,530
- 4. Pharmacists 240 jobs · $134,590
- 5. Managers, All Other 230 jobs · $131,210
- 6. Chief Executives 210 jobs · $182,650
- 7. Sales Managers 190 jobs · $133,860
- 8. Software Developers 170 jobs · $107,610
- 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers 130 jobs · $124,370
- 10. Family Medicine Physicians 110 jobs · $239,560
- 11. Veterinarians 110 jobs · $117,340
- 12. Dentists, General 90 jobs · $158,180
- 13. Marketing Managers 90 jobs · $130,280
- 14. Human Resources Managers 90 jobs · $120,330
- 15. Architectural and Engineering Managers 80 jobs · $136,710
- 16. Electrical Engineers 80 jobs · $110,740
- 17. Physician Assistants 70 jobs · $129,930
- 18. Optometrists 60 jobs · $119,490
Occupations Tracked
368
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$53,942
employment-weighted, 365 complete rows
Top Salary
$278,630
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Northwest 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 | Financial Managers | $113,290 |
| 2 | Industrial Production Managers | $104,210 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,530 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $134,590 |
| 5 | Managers, All Other | $131,210 |
| 6 | Chief Executives | $182,650 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $133,860 |
| 8 | Software Developers | $107,610 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $124,370 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physicians | $239,560 |
| 11 | Veterinarians | $117,340 |
| 12 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $158,180 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $130,280 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $120,330 |
| 15 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $136,710 |
| 16 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,740 |
| 17 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,930 |
| 18 | Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $119,490 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,830 |
| 20 | Natural Sciences Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $130,510 |
| 21 | Nurse Anesthetists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $124,470 |
| 22 | Administrative Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $105,280 |
| 23 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $278,630 |
| 24 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $106,850 |
| 25 | Information Security Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $115,600 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $20,470 |
| Bartenders | $21,320 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $21,570 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $21,980 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $25,480 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $26,020 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $26,850 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,100 |
| Childcare Workers | $27,200 |
| Dishwashers | $27,590 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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 ($53,942 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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How to use Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area at $278,630/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $53,942 across 365 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for IA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
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