Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $216,170. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $207,500.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$216,170	$183,620	50
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,500	$86,710	180
3	General Dentists	$201,930	$100,190	60
4	Chief Executives	$149,180	$36,400	310
5	Sales Managers	$134,460	$68,530	280
6	Pharmacists	$127,540	$104,570	330
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,440	$89,840	340
8	Physician Assistants	$124,710	$106,030	130
9	Public Relations Managers	$123,620	$62,580	110
10	Nurse Practitioners	$121,500	$99,990	290
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,140	$81,940	280
12	Optometrists	$120,020	$74,120	90
13	Marketing Managers	$119,200	$72,170	270
14	Human Resources Managers	$109,080	$73,780	190
15	Computer Network Architects	$106,230	$65,800	60
16	All Other Managers	$105,560	$68,000	280
17	Purchasing Managers	$103,470	$69,540	90
18	Computer Hardware Engineers	$103,440	$58,010	30
19	Lawyers	$103,310	$56,380	250
20	Financial Managers	$102,710	$62,780	880
21	Chemical Engineers	$102,170	$75,000	40
22	Natural Sciences Managers	$100,810	$62,410	80
23	Industrial Production Managers	$99,380	$65,150	760
24	Software Developers	$98,740	$61,090	480
25	Soil and Plant Scientists	$97,590	$48,040	160
26	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,450	$74,570	450
27	Electrical Engineers	$97,000	$56,710	140
28	Power Plant Operators	$95,120	$62,150	80
29	Engineers, All Other	$92,830	$66,810	50
30	Civil Engineers	$91,300	$61,650	190
31	Veterinarians	$90,220	$48,870	170
32	Industrial Engineers	$90,190	$62,670	840
33	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$90,030	$65,690	70
34	Construction Managers	$87,540	$60,980	130
35	Administrative Services Managers	$87,480	$63,660	110
36	Physical Therapists	$86,500	$77,250	300
37	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$86,380	$41,800	50
38	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$85,340	$71,580	60
39	Medical and Health Services Managers	$84,710	$65,260	680
40	Fish and Game Wardens	$84,120	$58,490	30
41	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,950	$43,520	290
42	Facilities Managers	$82,610	$53,330	210
43	Financial Risk Specialists	$82,610	$54,790	40
44	Commercial Pilots	$82,230	$74,450	30
45	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$82,010	$65,960	300
46	Occupational Therapists	$81,940	$61,080	120
47	Information Security Analysts	$81,860	$50,880	30
48	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,850	$55,560	310
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,170	$51,120	310
50	Mechanical Engineers	$81,000	$57,770	740
51	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$80,930	$56,470	250
52	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$80,660	$49,240	60
53	Training and Development Managers	$80,560	$64,420	40
54	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$80,370	$58,910	70
55	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$80,180	$75,250	50
56	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$79,850	$56,700	30
57	Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,770	$19,140	230
58	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$79,750	$48,390	130
59	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$79,420	$63,080	50
60	Gas Plant Operators	$78,950	$45,720	50
61	Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,890	$59,140	160
62	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$78,640	$54,030	190
63	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,510	$63,000	70
64	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$78,020	$54,180	160
65	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,000	$48,140	350
66	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$77,890	$61,570	40
67	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$76,980	$50,110	130
68	Materials Engineers	$76,970	$59,120	90
69	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$76,210	$50,430	40
70	Labor Relations Specialists	$76,080	$16,640	60
71	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$75,620	$62,880	190
72	Dental Hygienists	$75,570	$64,080	210
73	Project Management Specialists	$75,510	$50,250	550
74	Logisticians	$75,270	$47,910	170
75	Data Scientists	$75,060	$41,030	110
76	Loan Officers	$74,980	$49,290	420
77	Database Administrators	$74,760	$54,330	40
78	Fundraising Managers	$74,730	$46,220	30
79	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$74,440	$59,570	60
80	Food Scientists and Technologists	$74,020	$49,870	40
81	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$73,610	$60,130	50
82	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$73,560	$59,250	30
83	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$73,470	$59,610	30
84	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$73,240	$44,690	870
85	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$73,070	$44,080	170
86	School Psychologists	$72,620	$54,240	40
87	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,340	$43,550	220
88	Computer Programmers	$72,290	$53,350	60
89	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$72,240	$55,520	160
90	Other Education Administrators	$72,190	$28,590	50
91	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$72,080	$51,880	60
92	General and Operations Managers	$71,750	$36,250	4,470
93	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$71,400	$45,520	100
94	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$70,990	$36,340	50
95	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$70,830	$45,500	220
96	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$70,120	$51,980	50
97	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$67,680	$35,500	60
98	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$66,690	$44,590	80
99	Technical Writers	$66,670	$51,980	60
100	Financial Analysts	$66,650	$39,170	120

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$201,930
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,770
3	Physician Assistants	$127,240
4	Chief Executives	$126,810
5	Pharmacists	$125,650
6	Sales Managers	$125,340
7	Nurse Practitioners	$121,070
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,230
9	Chemical Engineers	$106,000
10	Marketing Managers	$103,170

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$194,960
2	General Dentists	$150,070
3	Optometrists	$149,370
4	Natural Sciences Managers	$144,200
5	Physician Assistants	$135,590
6	Chief Executives	$134,500
7	Pharmacists	$125,980
8	Chemical Engineers	$122,270
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,420
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$115,510

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,500
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$190,110
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$142,870
4	General Dentists	$141,250
5	Optometrists	$126,890
6	Pharmacists	$124,180
7	Physician Assistants	$123,770
8	Sales Managers	$116,160
9	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$115,630
10	Chemical Engineers	$115,540

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