Paycheck Atlas

Most common jobs in Iowa

Jobs with at least 500 workers. Highest-paying jobs

JobMedian payEmployed
Cashiers$28,97041,450
Retail Salespersons$31,36041,000
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,39040,290
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,07035,040
Registered Nurses$78,63034,420
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,49030,890
General and Operations Managers$87,69030,760
Customer Service Representatives$46,09030,100
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,64026,770
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,08025,800
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,51024,520
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,38023,960
Office Clerks, General$44,31023,120
Nursing Assistants$39,35022,670
Waiters and Waitresses$21,00022,410
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,92019,540
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,58017,300
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,76016,990
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,16016,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,18014,020
Construction Laborers$48,49013,780
Accountants and Auditors$77,44013,210
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,15012,830
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,20012,310
Cooks, Restaurant$35,67012,270
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,76011,400
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$40,98010,560
Electricians$60,86010,310
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,40010,190
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,75010,130
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,6109,970
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,4709,900
Light Truck Drivers$42,7509,680
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,5109,660
Bartenders$21,7209,560
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,0909,270
Financial Managers$133,3209,130
Software Developers$114,8909,040
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$66,3908,880
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,8108,860
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,9208,800
Cooks, Fast Food$28,5108,290
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$32,6208,160
Human Resources Specialists$66,7107,930
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,5907,770
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,5107,610
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,2307,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,7407,230
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,5907,170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,6606,990