High paying office and admin jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $103,7703,100
2Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$66,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,970 – $81,2601,340
3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,390 – $89,1201,740
4Public Safety Telecommunicators$64,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,070 – $78,630170
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,250
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040690
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$63,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,320 – $86,840450
7Postal Service Clerks$61,710
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030160
8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,530
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,460840
9Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,530 – $81,250720
10Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,970 – $78,970300
11Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$57,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,840 – $68,430270
12Loan Interviewers and Clerks$52,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,900 – $68,200780
13Bill and Account Collectors$51,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380 – $75,700310
14Procurement Clerks$51,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,640 – $64,410150
15Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,800
Associate's degree
$38,290 – $65,360310
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,610
Some college, no degree
$36,410 – $68,5003,670
17Information and Record Clerks, All Other$50,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $63,650140
18Customer Service Representatives$48,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920 – $66,24012,070
19Billing and Posting Clerks$47,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,310 – $60,0501,010
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,490 – $63,5103,110
21Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510 – $71,910400
22Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350 – $62,4201,400
23Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,590 – $60,5101,360
24Office Clerks, General$46,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $62,1806,010
25New Accounts Clerks$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,550 – $56,430260
26Tellers$45,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,380 – $56,0001,120
27Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$44,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,140 – $68,800510
28Cargo and Freight Agents$44,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,400 – $66,060350
29Order Clerks$43,010
Some college, no degree
$37,520 – $66,520140
30Data Entry Keyers$42,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,400 – $61,340460
31Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550 – $49,1402,350
32Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,850 – $48,580430
33Couriers and Messengers$39,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,270 – $43,500190
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,880 – $48,7201,260
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,690 – $47,240400
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,650 – $37,900690
37Library Assistants, Clerical$30,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,970 – $43,460310

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	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,690	$45,910 – $103,770	3,100
2	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,710	$42,970 – $81,260	1,340
3	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,990	$49,390 – $89,120	1,740
4	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,380	$50,070 – $78,630	170
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$64,250	$42,390 – $81,040	690
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,650	$45,320 – $86,840	450
7	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,710	$42,600 – $75,030	160
8	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$42,600 – $76,460	840
9	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,320	$44,530 – $81,250	720
10	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,600	$41,970 – $78,970	300
11	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,300	$42,840 – $68,430	270
12	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,970	$44,900 – $68,200	780
13	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,730	$38,380 – $75,700	310
14	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,520	$40,640 – $64,410	150
15	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,800	$38,290 – $65,360	310
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,610	$36,410 – $68,500	3,670
17	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,390	$39,120 – $63,650	140
18	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,880	$35,920 – $66,240	12,070
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,990	$41,310 – $60,050	1,010
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,500	$35,490 – $63,510	3,110
21	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,430	$38,510 – $71,910	400
22	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,300	$35,350 – $62,420	1,400
23	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,770	$39,590 – $60,510	1,360
24	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,540	$31,600 – $62,180	6,010
25	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$39,550 – $56,430	260
26	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,450	$36,380 – $56,000	1,120
27	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,730	$41,140 – $68,800	510
28	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,240	$41,400 – $66,060	350
29	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$43,010	$37,520 – $66,520	140
30	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,580	$33,400 – $61,340	460
31	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,160	$36,550 – $49,140	2,350
32	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,810	$38,850 – $48,580	430
33	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,270	$33,270 – $43,500	190
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,910	$25,880 – $48,720	1,260
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,720	$30,690 – $47,240	400
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,180	$28,650 – $37,900	690
37	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,750	$22,970 – $43,460	310

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