High paying management jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$290,870
Bachelor's degree
$96,550 – $390,2601,230
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,840
Bachelor's degree
$111,990 – $215,4402,050
3Financial Managers$154,140
Bachelor's degree
$94,230 – $263,7903,800
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,330
Bachelor's degree
$100,600 – $211,950360
5Managers, All Other$139,110
Bachelor's degree
$74,050 – $234,0301,420
6Human Resources Managers$138,140
Bachelor's degree
$91,450 – $233,690520
7Sales Managers$136,570
Bachelor's degree
$75,420 – $223,3001,200
8Marketing Managers$135,140
Bachelor's degree
$81,220 – $214,220950
9Public Relations Managers$126,520
Bachelor's degree
$77,460 – $195,420270
10Administrative Services Managers$126,190
Bachelor's degree
$76,680 – $172,400630
11Purchasing Managers$122,910
Bachelor's degree
$85,660 – $198,910140
12Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$117,980
Master's degree
$79,840 – $153,260850
13Industrial Production Managers$107,550
Bachelor's degree
$74,710 – $177,960510
14Construction Managers$103,920
Bachelor's degree
$65,560 – $201,4501,020
15Facilities Managers$103,860
Bachelor's degree
$61,740 – $143,440590
16Medical and Health Services Managers$101,550
Bachelor's degree
$77,210 – $179,8601,330
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,000 – $168,050470
18General and Operations Managers$98,780
Bachelor's degree
$46,950 – $208,6308,370
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$83,180
Master's degree
$60,120 – $169,180370
20Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$76,800
Bachelor's degree
$41,690 – $127,500190
21Social and Community Service Managers$73,840
Bachelor's degree
$49,560 – $110,810660
22Food Service Managers$66,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,440 – $92,410410
23Lodging Managers$60,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,200 – $83,100130
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,490 – $116,160730
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,210
Bachelor's degree
$37,540 – $75,740300

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$290,870	$96,550 – $390,260	1,230
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,840	$111,990 – $215,440	2,050
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,140	$94,230 – $263,790	3,800
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,330	$100,600 – $211,950	360
5	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$139,110	$74,050 – $234,030	1,420
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,140	$91,450 – $233,690	520
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,570	$75,420 – $223,300	1,200
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,140	$81,220 – $214,220	950
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,520	$77,460 – $195,420	270
10	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,190	$76,680 – $172,400	630
11	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,910	$85,660 – $198,910	140
12	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$117,980	$79,840 – $153,260	850
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,550	$74,710 – $177,960	510
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,920	$65,560 – $201,450	1,020
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,860	$61,740 – $143,440	590
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,550	$77,210 – $179,860	1,330
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,880	$72,000 – $168,050	470
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,780	$46,950 – $208,630	8,370
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$83,180	$60,120 – $169,180	370
20	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$76,800	$41,690 – $127,500	190
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,840	$49,560 – $110,810	660
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,860	$47,440 – $92,410	410
23	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,740	$44,200 – $83,100	130
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,600	$47,490 – $116,160	730
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,210	$37,540 – $75,740	300

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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