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Chief Executive Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chief executives in Des Moines-West Des Moines is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$88,180
25th Percentile Wage
$142,600
50th Percentile Wage
$185,730
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $185,730. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $142,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $88,180.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$185,730
5.87% 5.33%
2013
$174,820
-0.58% -
2012
$175,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $185,730, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the second highest paying city for chief executives in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (median annual salary of $197,730). Compared with Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, the median annual salary of chief executives in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$197,730
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$185,730
Dubuque
$184,460
Cedar Rapids
$169,360
Ames
$159,650
Iowa City
$156,370
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$153,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$115,700
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$109,770
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$105,630
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$76,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa.