High paying tech and IT jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,840
Bachelor's degree
$111,990 – $215,4402,050
2Actuaries$130,540
Bachelor's degree
$81,980 – $173,480400
3Software Developers$126,460
Bachelor's degree
$79,170 – $168,1804,240
4Information Security Analysts$123,740
Bachelor's degree
$73,200 – $167,610720
5Database Architects$120,030
Bachelor's degree
$76,320 – $153,090140
6Database Administrators$109,750
Bachelor's degree
$61,420 – $157,350130
7Computer Occupations, All Other$109,490
Bachelor's degree
$50,840 – $163,7701,770
8Computer Network Architects$108,280
Bachelor's degree
$66,870 – $160,320640
9Data Scientists$103,030
Bachelor's degree
$65,480 – $150,1901,240
10Computer Systems Analysts$102,070
Bachelor's degree
$67,020 – $140,8202,680
11Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$98,190
Bachelor's degree
$62,650 – $128,790440
12Network and Computer Systems Administrators$89,800
Bachelor's degree
$62,100 – $131,9801,000
13Operations Research Analysts$83,410
Bachelor's degree
$39,800 – $140,960190
14Computer Programmers$79,200
Bachelor's degree
$53,990 – $132,180320
15Web and Digital Interface Designers$75,680
Bachelor's degree
$39,730 – $129,570210
16Computer Network Support Specialists$62,050
Associate's degree
$47,330 – $93,760640
17Web Developers$61,960
Bachelor's degree
$48,850 – $103,620150
18Computer User Support Specialists$59,450
Some college, no degree
$35,300 – $87,5602,110

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,840	$111,990 – $215,440	2,050
2	ActuariesBachelor's degree	$130,540	$81,980 – $173,480	400
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$126,460	$79,170 – $168,180	4,240
4	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$123,740	$73,200 – $167,610	720
5	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$120,030	$76,320 – $153,090	140
6	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$109,750	$61,420 – $157,350	130
7	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,490	$50,840 – $163,770	1,770
8	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$108,280	$66,870 – $160,320	640
9	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$103,030	$65,480 – $150,190	1,240
10	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,070	$67,020 – $140,820	2,680
11	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$98,190	$62,650 – $128,790	440
12	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$89,800	$62,100 – $131,980	1,000
13	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,410	$39,800 – $140,960	190
14	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$79,200	$53,990 – $132,180	320
15	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$75,680	$39,730 – $129,570	210
16	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$62,050	$47,330 – $93,760	640
17	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$61,960	$48,850 – $103,620	150
18	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,450	$35,300 – $87,560	2,110

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