Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 331 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,450	$99.74	120
2	Chief Executives	$193,140	$92.86	160
3	Dentists, General	$166,370	$79.98	100
4	Pharmacists	$138,620	$66.65	180
5	Sales Managers	$134,010	$64.43	150
6	Physician Assistants	$130,140	$62.57	80
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,470	$61.76	50
8	Nurse Practitioners	$127,590	$61.34	180
9	Managers, All Other	$121,580	$58.45	140
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$119,990	$57.69	40
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$116,480	$56.00	120
12	Financial Managers	$116,000	$55.77	490
13	Human Resources Managers	$115,670	$55.61	80
14	Marketing Managers	$114,510	$55.05	70
15	Veterinarians	$107,580	$51.72	90
16	Industrial Production Managers	$105,410	$50.68	320
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$104,490	Not published	250
18	Electrical Engineers	$104,170	$50.08	40
19	Software Developers	$103,990	$50.00	140
20	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,860	$49.93	80
21	Administrative Services Managers	$102,310	$49.19	30
22	Construction Managers	$99,660	$47.91	260
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,330	$47.76	640
24	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$96,030	$46.17	40
25	Physical Therapists	$95,710	$46.01	140

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.