Top Paying Jobs in Iowa (2026)
Iowa has 580 jobs across diverse industries. The highest-paying occupations include Nurse Anesthetists ($229,950), Orthodontists ($223,020), Chief Executives ($178,530).
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Highest paying careers in Iowa
| Rank | Occupation | Category | Median salary | Hourly |
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| 1 | Nurse Anesthetists | Healthcare | $230K | $110.56/hr |
| 2 | Orthodontists | Healthcare | $223K | $107.22/hr |
| 3 | Chief Executives | Management | $179K | $85.83/hr |
| 4 | Dentists, General | Healthcare | $175K | $84.13/hr |
| 5 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | Education | $171K | $/hr |
| 6 | Aerospace Engineers | Engineering | $150K | $72.12/hr |
| 7 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | Management | $138K | $66.29/hr |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | Management | $137K | $65.68/hr |
| 9 | Nurse Midwives | Healthcare | $136K | $65.6/hr |
| 10 | Physician Assistants | Healthcare | $133K | $64.14/hr |
| 11 | Pharmacists | Healthcare | $133K | $64.05/hr |
| 12 | Database Architects | Technology | $131K | $63.16/hr |
| 13 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | Transportation | $131K | $/hr |
| 14 | Financial Managers | Management | $131K | $62.79/hr |
| 15 | Actuaries | Technology | $130K | $62.44/hr |
| 16 | Nurse Practitioners | Healthcare | $129K | $62.22/hr |
| 17 | Medical Dosimetrists | Healthcare | $129K | $61.87/hr |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | Management | $128K | $61.61/hr |
| 19 | Sales Managers | Management | $128K | $61.54/hr |
| 20 | Managers, All Other | Management | $128K | $61.39/hr |
| 21 | Podiatrists | Healthcare | $127K | $60.96/hr |
| 22 | Psychologists, All Other | Science | $124K | $59.49/hr |
| 23 | Human Resources Managers | Management | $122K | $58.75/hr |
| 24 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | Engineering | $122K | $58.42/hr |
| 25 | Physicists | Science | $121K | $58.08/hr |
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