Human Resources Manager Salary in Ames, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources managers in Ames 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 Human Resources Managers in Ames, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,810
25th Percentile Wage
$78,590
50th Percentile Wage
$92,250
75th Percentile Wage
$106,120
90th Percentile Wage
$149,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $149,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$92,250
7.58% 7.58%
2017
$85,260
0.00% -
2012
$85,260
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Manager Salary in Ames with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,250 in Ames is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Ames is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$110,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$104,900
Cedar Rapids
$102,930
Iowa City
$101,730
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$97,010
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$95,520
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$94,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$93,550
Ames
$92,250
Dubuque
$91,200
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$82,590

See also: Top paying jobs in Ames, Iowa.