Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Sioux City Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area

Figures describe the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Sioux City city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked.

Top 25 of 288 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$300,040	$144.25	40
2	Chief Executives	$220,590	$106.06	130
3	Dentists, General	$191,280	$91.96	60
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,990	$79.32	50
5	Pharmacists	$139,600	$67.12	120
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,570	$65.18	90
7	Financial Managers	$134,510	$64.67	230
8	Sales Managers	$132,150	$63.54	120
9	Physician Assistants	$130,970	$62.97	70
10	Nurse Practitioners	$129,060	$62.05	150
11	Human Resources Managers	$125,430	$60.30	60
12	Industrial Production Managers	$122,430	$58.86	210
13	Lawyers	$120,790	$58.07	150
14	Marketing Managers	$119,410	$57.41	50
15	Construction Managers	$114,960	$55.27	140
16	Computer Network Architects	$114,050	$54.83	70
17	Administrative Services Managers	$111,060	$53.40	40
18	Computer Occupations, All Other	$108,820	$52.32	130
19	Industrial Engineers	$105,660	$50.80	130
20	Managers, All Other	$105,370	$50.66	100
21	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$105,000	$50.48	70
22	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$104,460	$50.22	90
23	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$104,380	Not published	140
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,490	$49.27	70
25	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,340	$49.20	90

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Sioux City metro 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.