General and Operations Managers Salary in Iowa

In Iowa, general and operations managers earn a median $87,690 a year, well below the national median of $105,770 (−17%); the state ranks 45th of 51 states by median. General and Operations Managers earn 81% more than the median across all occupations in Iowa ($48,540). Among neighbouring states, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota pay more (up to $137,400 in South Dakota) and Nebraska and Missouri pay less (down to $79,300 in Missouri). Iowa employs 30,760 general and operations managers, 19.7 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.88 is close to the national share.

Iowa vs the United States, May 2025

General and Operations Managers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Iowa and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Iowa	Hourly	$20.60	$28.94	$42.16	$62.50	$92.30	$51.34	30,760	19.73	0.88
Iowa	Annual	$42,850	$60,200	$87,690	$129,990	$191,990	$106,800	30,760	19.73	0.88
United States	Hourly	$24.08	$34.77	$50.85	$80.42	$121.82	$64.87	3,503,020	–	–
United States	Annual	$50,090	$72,320	$105,770	$167,280	$253,390	$134,940	3,503,020	–	–

Iowa annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 45th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 33rd of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.88
Jobs per 1,000: 19.73

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Iowa's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Iowa

9 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Iowa publish a row for general and operations managers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47.49	$98,780	$46,950	$208,630	8,370	20.71	0.92
Ames, IA	$46.97	$97,700	$43,680	$200,000	1,040	18.57	0.82
Dubuque, IA	$44.49	$92,530	$40,560	$194,720	1,170	20.03	0.89
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$43.82	$91,140	$46,710	$203,690	3,750	20.78	0.92
Cedar Rapids, IA	$43.57	$90,620	$42,940	$192,250	2,860	20.54	0.91
Omaha, NE-IA	$43.57	$90,620	$48,880	$203,670	11,430	22.95	1.02
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$43.38	$90,230	$42,370	$206,200	1,250	16.70	0.74
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$39.62	$82,400	$41,870	$170,250	1,510	17.90	0.79
Iowa City, IA	$39.00	$81,120	$41,870	$192,750	1,600	17.08	0.76
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39.13	$81,400	$41,500	$163,320	3,050	20.88	0.93
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38.92	$80,960	$42,180	$174,550	2,140	21.51	0.95
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38.25	$79,560	$36,810	$168,100	1,460	19.94	0.89
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38.13	$79,320	$38,990	$168,640	3,690	18.43	0.82

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Iowa	$42.16	$87,690	30,760	0.88
Illinois	$49.80	$103,570	171,300	1.25
Minnesota	$47.76	$99,340	72,860	1.10
Missouri	$38.12	$79,300	109,020	1.65
Nebraska	$40.91	$85,090	24,030	1.04
South Dakota	$66.06	$137,400	4,280	0.42
Wisconsin	$57.08	$118,730	36,910	0.56

See the national page for General and Operations Managers (every state ranked) and the Iowa wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Iowa estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.