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191 Jobs That Pay Over $75K in Iowa (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

There are 191 occupations in Iowa with a median salary above $75K per year. The highest-paying is Emergency Medicine Physicians at $429,050/year. Based on 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025

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Average Salary by State

Average salaries across all 50 states. Click a state to see its $75K+ jobs.

$57,873

$89,679

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $63,963 AK $79,599 AZ $72,019 AR $58,447 CA $83,172 CO $76,493 CT $78,019 DE $71,614 DC $89,679 FL $67,772 GA $69,372 HI $73,976 ID $67,243 IL $74,900 IN $68,360 IA $68,184 KS $65,075 KY $66,085 LA $62,928 ME $70,351 MD $79,476 MA $81,221 MI $70,102 MN $79,901 MS $57,873 MO $67,599 MT $65,918 NE $68,499 NV $69,352 NH $75,725 NJ $80,366 NM $68,121 NY $83,189 NC $67,685 ND $70,391 OH $69,737 OK $63,871 OR $75,924 PA $70,617 RI $78,209 SC $66,430 SD $64,417 TN $66,638 TX $68,700 UT $68,195 VT $74,078 VA $73,984 WA $86,472 WV $62,235 WI $71,762 WY $66,073

191
Jobs Over $75K

$429,050

#1: Emergency Medicine Physicians

$110,849

Avg of Qualifying Jobs

278,280

Workers in These Jobs

All 191 Jobs Paying Over $75K in Iowa

Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown.

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
1	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$429,050	$401,640	290
2	Dermatologists	$424,970	$365,140	N/A
3	Radiologists	$405,220	$344,000	130
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$394,900	$352,380	90
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$356,020	$311,940	180
6	Physicians, Pathologists	$323,460	$289,700	80
7	Psychiatrists	$295,270	$273,190	170
8	Cardiologists	$283,070	$306,670	100
9	Nurse Anesthetists	$273,070	$253,510	380
10	Family Medicine Physicians	$265,200	$279,120	1,140
11	Pediatricians, General	$262,440	$221,690	230
12	Chief Executives	$211,190	$237,270	3,050
13	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$189,410	$294,930	260
14	Dentists, General	$181,520	$198,470	1,240
15	Physicists	$178,110	$176,230	110
16	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$160,700	$151,300	90
17	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$147,510	$113,160	410
18	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,320	$153,060	1,520
19	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,780	$154,640	3,920
20	Pharmacists	$138,860	$138,340	3,230
21	Podiatrists	$134,830	$155,340	100
22	Physician Assistants	$134,770	$139,870	1,200
23	Sales Managers	$134,010	$147,720	3,260
24	Financial Managers	$133,320	$149,730	9,130
25	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$131,730	$144,660	100
26	Nurse Midwives	$131,360	$123,000	80
27	Marketing Managers	$131,120	$139,870	2,210
28	Nurse Practitioners	$130,160	$136,940	3,240
29	Actuaries	$128,690	$125,370	530
30	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,490	$173,080	3,230
31	Human Resources Managers	$126,370	$137,710	1,620
32	Optometrists	$125,380	$123,250	450
33	Computer Hardware Engineers	$125,120	$137,120	130
34	Veterinarians	$124,610	$122,200	1,000
35	Database Architects	$124,040	$122,810	240
36	Lawyers	$123,550	$144,760	3,550
37	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$123,500	$121,720	80
38	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$122,920	$191,200	380
39	Purchasing Managers	$121,580	$130,130	610
40	Public Relations Managers	$120,730	$128,080	630
41	Information Security Analysts	$119,710	$119,800	1,160
42	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$118,250	$135,150	120
43	Chemical Engineers	$117,590	$112,070	40
44	Administrative Services Managers	$116,920	$120,650	1,380
45	Transportation Inspectors	$116,850	$113,620	60
46	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$115,300	$105,700	90
47	Software Developers	$114,890	$118,780	9,040
48	Natural Sciences Managers	$109,760	$125,750	610
49	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$108,890	$138,750	210
50	Training and Development Managers	$108,330	$118,470	290
51	Industrial Production Managers	$106,510	$118,060	3,620
52	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$106,350	$109,390	230
53	Electrical Engineers	$105,820	$113,330	1,280
54	Financial Risk Specialists	$105,680	$115,590	530
55	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,270	$118,700	120
56	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$104,260	$112,820	3,310
57	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$103,380	$110,130	2,580
58	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,360	$118,090	430
59	Computer Network Architects	$103,050	$109,740	1,170
60	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$102,980	$85,020	N/A
61	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,940	$116,020	6,200
62	Commercial Pilots	$101,800	$124,640	300
63	Database Administrators	$101,210	$103,420	360
64	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$101,090	$96,820	140
65	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,080	$105,670	230
66	Power Plant Operators	$100,500	$93,580	470
67	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,200	$92,740	1,390
68	Construction Managers	$99,280	$112,130	3,070
69	Facilities Managers	$99,010	$101,380	2,340
70	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,010	$107,740	1,850
71	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,840	$101,540	1,370
72	Fundraising Managers	$98,700	$102,720	370
73	Fish and Game Wardens	$98,260	$89,620	120
74	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$97,700	$91,380	80
75	Mechanical Engineers	$97,700	$99,230	3,470
76	Industrial Engineers	$97,690	$99,900	3,600
77	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,660	$104,510	50
78	Physical Therapists	$97,560	$94,780	2,530
79	Audiologists	$97,180	$95,420	270
80	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$96,810	$104,150	650
81	Project Management Specialists	$96,540	$106,580	6,720
82	Civil Engineers	$96,430	$99,950	2,500
83	Economists	$96,310	$102,020	70
84	Soil and Plant Scientists	$96,310	$104,430	960
85	Agricultural Engineers	$96,290	$108,960	100
86	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,920	$96,130	4,760
87	Data Scientists	$95,830	$98,100	2,300
88	Environmental Engineers	$94,830	$97,710	150
89	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$93,810	$89,730	160
90	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$93,160	$93,770	260
91	Gas Plant Operators	$92,970	$86,690	480
92	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$92,890	$92,130	150
93	Financial and Investment Analysts	$92,370	$98,460	2,000
94	Personal Financial Advisors	$92,310	$132,560	1,920
95	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$91,690	$104,130	440
96	Air Traffic Controllers	$90,790	$91,670	120
97	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$90,160	$87,020	70
98	Locomotive Engineers	$89,970	$86,180	1,000
99	Occupational Therapists	$89,910	$89,720	1,290
100	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$89,640	$99,890	2,530
101	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,510	$98,860	290
102	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$89,320	$108,070	2,510
103	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$88,590	$91,640	1,000
104	Materials Scientists	$88,320	$99,050	180
105	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,830	$90,390	1,310
106	General and Operations Managers	$87,690	$106,800	30,760
107	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$87,300	$85,990	90
108	Landscape Architects	$87,270	$88,990	80
109	Budget Analysts	$86,550	$91,730	390
110	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$86,490	$88,280	120
111	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$86,480	$87,840	740
112	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,390	$116,920	40
113	Chemists	$86,100	$94,080	570
114	Management Analysts	$85,530	$91,780	4,150
115	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,090	$94,620	80
116	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$84,570	$83,290	90
117	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,500	$90,730	3,110
118	Dental Hygienists	$84,010	$86,640	2,440
119	Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,950	$85,470	40
120	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$83,850	$96,170	1,060
121	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$83,830	$80,600	820
122	Loan Officers	$83,670	$93,090	2,840
123	Sales Engineers	$83,450	$102,620	310
124	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,200	$107,120	890
125	Survey Researchers	$83,170	$82,010	90
126	Foresters	$83,000	$83,390	50
127	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$83,000	$80,120	90
128	Boilermakers	$82,470	$76,840	50
129	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,050	$101,070	230
130	Food Scientists and Technologists	$82,010	$82,570	380
131	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,910	$92,520	140
132	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$81,860	$78,410	30
133	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$81,710	$93,790	90
134	Radiation Therapists	$81,610	$86,080	120
135	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$81,420	$82,060	220
136	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$81,330	$87,480	350
137	Funeral Home Managers	$81,220	$88,660	210
138	Hydrologists	$81,150	$90,730	50
139	Speech-Language Pathologists	$81,050	$83,760	1,540
140	Art Directors	$80,940	$91,220	280
141	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$80,910	$74,180	220
142	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$80,600	$78,050	270
143	Operations Research Analysts	$80,580	$90,760	300
144	Financial Examiners	$80,370	$91,570	1,020
145	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,300	$91,700	450
146	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,160	$104,180	100
147	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$80,160	$90,040	630
148	Statisticians	$80,150	$82,910	250
149	Epidemiologists	$79,880	$77,360	90
150	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,880	$88,940	210
151	Microbiologists	$79,830	$91,170	180
152	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,720	$78,230	510
153	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,690	$76,240	80
154	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,570	$84,430	40
155	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,560	$87,110	410
156	Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,310	$100,340	40
157	Computer Programmers	$79,180	$87,010	950
158	Labor Relations Specialists	$79,140	$100,350	610
159	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,100	$86,520	80
160	Urban and Regional Planners	$79,100	$79,990	300
161	Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$79,090	$67,480	N/A
162	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$78,850	$75,250	380
163	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$78,780	$81,670	690
164	Logisticians	$78,740	$82,500	2,480
165	Registered Nurses	$78,630	$80,540	34,420
166	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,510	$80,500	9,660
167	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,450	$90,260	320
168	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,340	$80,370	6,450
169	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,060	$100,360	540
170	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$77,930	$83,670	180
171	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,740	$90,180	910
172	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,700	$80,970	320
173	Accountants and Auditors	$77,440	$83,640	13,210
174	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$77,400	$73,110	N/A
175	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$77,390	$75,840	950
176	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,360	$78,050	770
177	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,180	$82,740	260
178	Surveyors	$77,090	$86,740	450
179	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,040	$82,780	150
180	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$76,850	$89,160	100
181	Credit Analysts	$76,760	$81,470	480
182	Gambling Managers	$76,350	$79,800	100
183	Cost Estimators	$76,040	$78,310	1,870
184	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$76,010	$83,040	600
185	Health Education Specialists	$75,750	$71,880	540
186	Compliance Officers	$75,620	$79,990	3,660
187	Animal Scientists	$75,290	$100,940	60
188	Insurance Underwriters	$75,160	$83,220	1,490
189	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$75,130	$73,310	100
190	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,130	$81,630	100
191	Chiropractors	$75,050	$72,750	970

Iowa High-Salary Insights

The $75K+ jobs in Iowa are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Management, and Life & Physical Science fields.

29.2% of all tracked occupations in IA earn a median salary above $75K. The entry point for this group is $75,050/year (Chiropractors), while the top earner makes $429,050/year.

Iowa ranks #27 among all 50 states for the number of $75K+ jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many jobs pay over $75K a year in Iowa?

According to 2025 BLS data, there are 191 occupations in Iowa with a median annual salary above $75K. This represents 29.2% of all tracked occupations in IA.

What is the highest paying job in Iowa?

The highest paying occupation in Iowa is Emergency Medicine Physicians with a median salary of $429,050 per year based on 2025 BLS OEWS data.

What is the minimum salary to be on the $75K+ list in Iowa?

The entry point for the $75K+ list in Iowa is $75,050/year (Chiropractors). Any occupation with a median salary above $75K qualifies for this list.

What is the average salary of $75K+ jobs in Iowa?

The average median salary among all 191 occupations that pay over $75K in Iowa is $110,849 per year (2025 data).

How can I get a job that pays over $75K in Iowa?

High-paying jobs in Iowa typically require specialized education, certifications, or significant experience. Common fields include healthcare, technology, management, and engineering. Investing in relevant skills through certifications and advanced degrees can help you reach the $75K+ salary range. Check individual job pages for specific requirements.

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Jobs Over $75K in Other States

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Data Source & Methodology

This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $75K per year. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics