High paying business and finance jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA run 8.3% below the national average (2024), so a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$108,110
Bachelor's degree
$81,950 – $168,440350
2Loan Officers$101,190
Bachelor's degree
$55,960 – $163,910650
3Project Management Specialists$101,150
Bachelor's degree
$65,760 – $150,2902,640
4Financial and Investment Analysts$98,490
Bachelor's degree
$63,910 – $155,4801,160
5Personal Financial Advisors$94,270
Bachelor's degree
$52,840 – $201,940640
6Property Appraisers and Assessors$92,370
Bachelor's degree
$54,290 – $146,400190
7Budget Analysts$91,920
Bachelor's degree
$64,280 – $120,030180
8Management Analysts$90,730
Bachelor's degree
$58,660 – $135,2002,110
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$86,540
Bachelor's degree
$55,890 – $138,8505,130
10Financial Examiners$85,450
Bachelor's degree
$58,840 – $155,850460
11Compliance Officers$84,590
Bachelor's degree
$54,600 – $134,7201,560
12Labor Relations Specialists$81,960
Bachelor's degree
$63,950 – $151,500220
13Financial Specialists, All Other$80,340
Bachelor's degree
$49,600 – $125,050680
14Credit Analysts$80,190
Bachelor's degree
$58,240 – $134,280160
15Accountants and Auditors$79,290
Bachelor's degree
$56,390 – $128,1304,850
16Insurance Underwriters$79,230
Bachelor's degree
$59,970 – $177,200790
17Cost Estimators$78,500
Bachelor's degree
$48,940 – $121,400550
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$77,990
Bachelor's degree
$49,400 – $123,970470
19Logisticians$77,860
Bachelor's degree
$51,600 – $107,540520
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$76,580
Bachelor's degree
$45,920 – $128,1003,440
21Training and Development Specialists$74,610
Bachelor's degree
$43,580 – $126,8901,580
22Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,150 – $101,2502,100
23Buyers and Purchasing Agents$73,710
Bachelor's degree
$48,500 – $113,0901,010
24Human Resources Specialists$71,600
Bachelor's degree
$46,940 – $120,4702,450
25Fundraisers$65,060
Bachelor's degree
$49,230 – $92,640340
26Tax Preparers$63,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,520 – $94,300210
27Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$60,410
Bachelor's degree
$42,240 – $83,650370
28Credit Counselors$49,160
Bachelor's degree
$38,650 – $61,140140

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDes Moines-West Des Moines, IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$108,110	$81,950 – $168,440	350
2	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$101,190	$55,960 – $163,910	650
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$101,150	$65,760 – $150,290	2,640
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$98,490	$63,910 – $155,480	1,160
5	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$94,270	$52,840 – $201,940	640
6	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$92,370	$54,290 – $146,400	190
7	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,920	$64,280 – $120,030	180
8	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,730	$58,660 – $135,200	2,110
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$86,540	$55,890 – $138,850	5,130
10	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$85,450	$58,840 – $155,850	460
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$84,590	$54,600 – $134,720	1,560
12	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,960	$63,950 – $151,500	220
13	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,340	$49,600 – $125,050	680
14	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,190	$58,240 – $134,280	160
15	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,290	$56,390 – $128,130	4,850
16	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$79,230	$59,970 – $177,200	790
17	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,500	$48,940 – $121,400	550
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,990	$49,400 – $123,970	470
19	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$77,860	$51,600 – $107,540	520
20	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,580	$45,920 – $128,100	3,440
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,610	$43,580 – $126,890	1,580
22	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,710	$51,150 – $101,250	2,100
23	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$73,710	$48,500 – $113,090	1,010
24	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,600	$46,940 – $120,470	2,450
25	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$65,060	$49,230 – $92,640	340
26	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,560	$38,520 – $94,300	210
27	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$60,410	$42,240 – $83,650	370
28	Credit CounselorsBachelor's degree	$49,160	$38,650 – $61,140	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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