High paying management jobs in Iowa City, IA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Iowa City, 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 Iowa City, IA run 8.5% below the national average (2024), so a Iowa City, 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, Iowa City, IA · Employed

1Chief Executives$205,340
Bachelor's degree
$70,760 – $324,500110
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$151,850
Bachelor's degree
$94,640 – $207,60050
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,210
Bachelor's degree
$99,990 – $201,700160
4Financial Managers$132,220
Bachelor's degree
$81,490 – $210,370390
5Public Relations Managers$127,760
Bachelor's degree
$87,200 – $174,06070
6Sales Managers$126,520
Bachelor's degree
$63,140 – $219,970100
7Administrative Services Managers$120,940
Bachelor's degree
$67,530 – $169,31070
8Marketing Managers$118,850
Bachelor's degree
$73,960 – $220,26080
9Human Resources Managers$118,070
Bachelor's degree
$86,190 – $159,160160
10Managers, All Other$109,140
Bachelor's degree
$55,750 – $168,540180
11Medical and Health Services Managers$107,570
Bachelor's degree
$85,270 – $179,090680
12Facilities Managers$106,340
Bachelor's degree
$61,960 – $145,320130
13Industrial Production Managers$106,130
Bachelor's degree
$78,650 – $163,690130
14Fundraising Managers$105,240
Bachelor's degree
$70,720 – $158,66050
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,420
Master's degree
$78,080 – $151,960160
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,330
Master's degree
$81,790 – $326,320320
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,890 – $163,02050
18Natural Sciences Managers$100,340
Bachelor's degree
$80,590 – $174,030100
19Construction Managers$97,710
Bachelor's degree
$64,600 – $200,360140
20General and Operations Managers$81,120
Bachelor's degree
$41,870 – $192,7501,600
21Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$79,480
Bachelor's degree
$40,550 – $137,88040
22Food Service Managers$75,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170 – $98,810140
23Social and Community Service Managers$66,420
Bachelor's degree
$45,300 – $118,120210
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,860 – $95,420230
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,570
Bachelor's degree
$35,550 – $73,390100

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

#	Occupation	MedianIowa City, IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$205,340	$70,760 – $324,500	110
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,850	$94,640 – $207,600	50
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,210	$99,990 – $201,700	160
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,220	$81,490 – $210,370	390
5	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,760	$87,200 – $174,060	70
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,520	$63,140 – $219,970	100
7	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,940	$67,530 – $169,310	70
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,850	$73,960 – $220,260	80
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,070	$86,190 – $159,160	160
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,140	$55,750 – $168,540	180
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,570	$85,270 – $179,090	680
12	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,340	$61,960 – $145,320	130
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,130	$78,650 – $163,690	130
14	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,240	$70,720 – $158,660	50
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$103,420	$78,080 – $151,960	160
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,330	$81,790 – $326,320	320
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,620	$69,890 – $163,020	50
18	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,340	$80,590 – $174,030	100
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,710	$64,600 – $200,360	140
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,120	$41,870 – $192,750	1,600
21	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$79,480	$40,550 – $137,880	40
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,150	$46,170 – $98,810	140
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$66,420	$45,300 – $118,120	210
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,350	$38,860 – $95,420	230
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$47,570	$35,550 – $73,390	100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Iowa City, 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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