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 | $158,180 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $130,280 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $120,330 |
| 15 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $136,710 |
| 16 | Electrical Engineers | $110,740 |
| 17 | Physician Assistants | $129,930 |
| 18 | Optometrists | $119,490 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $114,830 |
| 20 | Natural Sciences Managers | $130,510 |
| 21 | Nurse Anesthetists | $124,470 |
| 22 | Administrative Services Managers | $105,280 |
| 23 | Physicians, All Other | $278,630 |
| 24 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $106,850 |
| 25 | Information Security Analysts | $115,600 |
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 | $26,020 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $26,850 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,100 |
| Childcare Workers | $27,200 |
| Dishwashers | $27,590 |
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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