| AVERAGE WAGES PER JOB |
| AREA |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| United
States |
35,582 |
36,150 |
37,169 |
38,810 |
40,188 |
42,009 |
43,889 |
| Iowa |
28,159 |
28,952 |
30,061 |
31,411 |
32,287 |
33,489 |
34,980 |
| -metropolitan
portion |
30,425 |
31,244 |
32,421 |
33,836 |
34,907 |
36,221 |
37,703 |
| -nonmetropolitan
portion |
24,798 |
25,523 |
26,506 |
27,716 |
28,273 |
29,244 |
30,678 |
| Ames, IA (MSA) |
26,514 |
27,270 |
28,458 |
29,182 |
30,191 |
31,549 |
33,138 |
| Cedar
Rapids, IA (MSA) |
33,012 |
33,135 |
34,420 |
35,901 |
37,187 |
38,249 |
40,332 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock
Island, IA-IL (MSA) |
30,729 |
31,603 |
32,529 |
34,241 |
35,237 |
37,162 |
39,000 |
| Des
Moines-West Des Moines, IA (MSA) |
33,484 |
34,795 |
36,325 |
37,928 |
39,158 |
40,710 |
42,236 |
| Dubuque,
IA (MSA) |
27,700 |
28,570 |
29,578 |
30,874 |
31,740 |
32,354 |
33,529 |
| Iowa
City, IA (MSA) |
28,284 |
28,855 |
29,629 |
30,593 |
31,503 |
32,673 |
34,165 |
| Omaha-Council
Bluffs, NE-IA (MSA) |
31,810 |
33,088 |
34,200 |
35,551 |
36,694 |
38,587 |
39,808 |
| Sioux
City, IA-NE-SD (MSA) |
28,042 |
28,476 |
29,369 |
30,670 |
31,008 |
31,567 |
32,796 |
| Waterloo-Cedar
Falls, IA (MSA) |
27,824 |
28,553 |
29,506 |
31,425 |
32,197 |
33,286 |
34,868 |
| Counties |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Adair |
22,920 |
23,257 |
24,488 |
25,448 |
25,481 |
25,841 |
27,219 |
| Adams |
22,149 |
22,520 |
22,860 |
25,552 |
24,295 |
25,027 |
26,786 |
| Allamakee |
20,637 |
21,446 |
22,174 |
23,647 |
23,915 |
24,591 |
25,807 |
| Appanoose |
22,297 |
23,293 |
24,277 |
25,468 |
25,697 |
27,075 |
26,972 |
| Audubon |
20,694 |
21,308 |
22,277 |
23,325 |
23,229 |
24,990 |
27,112 |
| Benton |
23,316 |
23,740 |
25,100 |
26,742 |
26,789 |
27,932 |
29,223 |
| Black
Hawk |
28,326 |
29,070 |
30,005 |
32,079 |
32,838 |
33,919 |
35,462 |
| Boone |
26,206 |
27,106 |
28,604 |
30,003 |
30,582 |
31,888 |
33,293 |
| Bremer |
25,194 |
25,990 |
26,717 |
27,877 |
28,575 |
29,711 |
31,188 |
| Buchanan |
23,949 |
23,991 |
24,917 |
26,019 |
26,028 |
27,119 |
28,256 |
| Buena
Vista |
22,638 |
23,496 |
23,732 |
24,542 |
25,437 |
26,630 |
27,979 |
| Butler |
20,657 |
21,216 |
22,204 |
23,426 |
23,555 |
24,362 |
26,510 |
| Calhoun |
20,074 |
20,626 |
21,113 |
22,490 |
23,570 |
23,985 |
25,560 |
| Carroll |
22,127 |
22,603 |
23,361 |
24,717 |
25,902 |
26,884 |
28,931 |
| Cass |
21,769 |
23,079 |
23,648 |
24,509 |
24,531 |
25,746 |
26,807 |
| Cedar |
22,125 |
23,038 |
24,081 |
25,375 |
25,305 |
25,892 |
27,450 |
| Cerro
Gordo |
25,849 |
26,419 |
27,688 |
29,435 |
30,002 |
31,047 |
32,212 |
| Cherokee |
22,523 |
24,139 |
25,108 |
26,703 |
26,233 |
27,215 |
28,598 |
| Chickasaw |
22,398 |
23,352 |
23,888 |
24,983 |
24,928 |
26,262 |
27,574 |
| Clarke |
23,238 |
24,031 |
24,970 |
25,046 |
25,226 |
26,151 |
27,666 |
| Clay |
24,379 |
25,439 |
26,551 |
28,210 |
28,360 |
29,007 |
30,694 |
| Clayton |
22,732 |
23,822 |
24,621 |
25,997 |
25,818 |
26,599 |
28,149 |
| Clinton |
25,808 |
26,451 |
27,140 |
28,066 |
29,306 |
29,438 |
31,343 |
| Crawford |
24,230 |
24,643 |
25,851 |
27,017 |
27,773 |
28,339 |
30,104 |
| Dallas |
26,330 |
26,630 |
28,272 |
33,372 |
34,246 |
36,436 |
39,783 |
| Davis |
22,368 |
22,273 |
23,349 |
23,314 |
23,856 |
24,482 |
26,251 |
| Decatur |
18,121 |
18,786 |
19,714 |
20,730 |
21,071 |
21,766 |
23,211 |
| Delaware |
22,886 |
23,502 |
25,493 |
25,518 |
26,446 |
27,930 |
29,120 |
| Des
Moines |
28,287 |
28,732 |
28,963 |
30,106 |
30,620 |
32,257 |
33,020 |
| Dickinson |
22,629 |
23,347 |
25,602 |
25,647 |
25,430 |
26,850 |
27,953 |
| Dubuque |
27,700 |
28,570 |
29,578 |
30,874 |
31,740 |
32,354 |
33,529 |
| Emmet |
24,318 |
24,227 |
25,004 |
26,128 |
26,648 |
27,377 |
29,111 |
| Fayette |
21,069 |
22,072 |
22,798 |
23,567 |
23,718 |
24,264 |
25,957 |
| Floyd |
23,361 |
23,841 |
24,784 |
26,105 |
26,110 |
27,852 |
29,477 |
| Franklin |
24,257 |
24,952 |
25,607 |
27,077 |
27,056 |
28,755 |
30,497 |
| Fremont |
25,001 |
26,514 |
27,843 |
30,461 |
30,160 |
31,495 |
32,954 |
| Greene |
22,137 |
22,904 |
24,196 |
24,993 |
25,625 |
26,841 |
29,074 |
| Grundy |
25,189 |
25,294 |
27,128 |
28,274 |
29,493 |
30,809 |
33,330 |
| Guthrie |
19,876 |
20,846 |
22,614 |
24,724 |
26,011 |
27,073 |
29,050 |
| Hamilton |
25,521 |
25,704 |
27,534 |
28,275 |
28,924 |
28,844 |
30,871 |
| Hancock |
26,372 |
28,523 |
28,232 |
30,999 |
29,829 |
32,453 |
34,044 |
| Hardin |
23,750 |
24,447 |
24,881 |
26,966 |
27,563 |
29,049 |
30,930 |
| Harrison |
22,477 |
23,053 |
23,936 |
25,172 |
25,892 |
27,135 |
28,621 |
| Henry |
27,381 |
28,196 |
28,919 |
29,512 |
31,073 |
31,212 |
31,899 |
| Howard |
22,763 |
23,540 |
24,729 |
25,568 |
26,363 |
28,218 |
28,511 |
| Humboldt |
24,182 |
24,255 |
24,771 |
25,895 |
26,181 |
27,002 |
28,279 |
| Ida |
24,625 |
25,778 |
26,645 |
27,711 |
28,371 |
29,057 |
32,047 |
| Iowa |
28,016 |
28,738 |
29,622 |
30,332 |
30,597 |
31,365 |
31,936 |
| Jackson |
19,755 |
20,388 |
21,305 |
21,658 |
22,299 |
22,686 |
24,215 |
| Jasper |
30,677 |
30,813 |
31,920 |
32,686 |
32,668 |
36,383 |
34,121 |
| Jefferson |
27,153 |
27,182 |
27,785 |
28,850 |
29,267 |
29,513 |
30,178 |
| Johnson |
28,902 |
29,452 |
30,150 |
31,154 |
32,070 |
33,351 |
34,889 |
| Jones |
22,045 |
22,899 |
24,379 |
25,311 |
25,603 |
26,513 |
27,999 |
| Keokuk |
22,769 |
23,290 |
24,100 |
23,979 |
24,090 |
24,472 |
26,251 |
| Kossuth |
22,138 |
23,149 |
24,377 |
25,594 |
25,946 |
27,249 |
29,017 |
| Lee |
27,713 |
28,151 |
29,854 |
31,064 |
31,920 |
31,695 |
32,990 |
| Linn |
34,078 |
34,160 |
35,429 |
36,956 |
38,371 |
39,430 |
41,554 |
| Louisa |
23,505 |
24,119 |
24,976 |
25,711 |
27,109 |
27,167 |
31,222 |
| Lucas |
24,145 |
25,154 |
25,471 |
25,872 |
27,426 |
27,844 |
29,711 |
| Lyon |
19,969 |
20,420 |
21,645 |
23,071 |
23,313 |
25,043 |
26,952 |
| Madison |
21,627 |
22,630 |
23,517 |
24,274 |
24,933 |
25,475 |
27,529 |
| Mahaska |
23,235 |
24,184 |
25,607 |
26,883 |
27,935 |
28,671 |
30,619 |
| Marion |
28,145 |
28,767 |
29,850 |
31,889 |
32,867 |
33,408 |
35,691 |
| Marshall |
27,378 |
27,936 |
29,157 |
30,355 |
30,984 |
31,608 |
33,078 |
| Mills |
23,961 |
25,693 |
26,665 |
27,166 |
28,445 |
29,252 |
30,544 |
| Mitchell |
22,898 |
23,828 |
24,831 |
26,183 |
26,354 |
28,033 |
30,806 |
| Monona |
20,320 |
20,811 |
21,481 |
22,376 |
23,658 |
24,547 |
25,792 |
| Monroe |
22,794 |
23,764 |
25,986 |
27,326 |
33,351 |
34,329 |
35,501 |
| Montgomery |
22,403 |
23,404 |
24,019 |
25,936 |
26,378 |
27,722 |
28,946 |
| Muscatine |
31,200 |
32,559 |
33,702 |
35,395 |
36,488 |
37,316 |
39,634 |
| O'Brien |
20,420 |
21,064 |
21,629 |
22,838 |
23,366 |
24,419 |
25,950 |
| Osceola |
21,824 |
22,355 |
23,586 |
25,240 |
25,514 |
26,067 |
27,336 |
| Page |
22,998 |
23,515 |
24,284 |
25,526 |
25,664 |
26,369 |
28,133 |
| Palo
Alto |
20,866 |
21,754 |
22,593 |
23,791 |
24,394 |
25,027 |
26,428 |
| Plymouth |
25,937 |
28,131 |
28,428 |
30,132 |
31,571 |
32,171 |
33,489 |
| Pocahontas |
20,813 |
21,671 |
23,060 |
23,341 |
23,939 |
24,977 |
26,739 |
| Polk |
34,528 |
35,944 |
37,526 |
39,082 |
40,446 |
41,993 |
43,361 |
| Pottawattamie |
25,925 |
26,713 |
27,777 |
29,215 |
30,568 |
33,662 |
32,740 |
| Poweshiek |
26,736 |
27,363 |
28,985 |
30,069 |
30,507 |
31,784 |
32,322 |
| Ringgold |
21,682 |
20,396 |
21,921 |
23,285 |
24,338 |
26,865 |
27,222 |
| Sac |
21,267 |
21,363 |
22,681 |
24,542 |
24,223 |
25,516 |
27,806 |
| Scott |
29,221 |
29,826 |
30,612 |
31,741 |
32,775 |
33,804 |
35,121 |
| Shelby |
20,804 |
21,892 |
22,604 |
23,708 |
24,560 |
25,294 |
26,525 |
| Sioux |
22,476 |
23,431 |
24,670 |
25,505 |
26,156 |
27,309 |
29,022 |
| Story |
26,514 |
27,270 |
28,458 |
29,182 |
30,191 |
31,549 |
33,138 |
| Tama |
22,709 |
23,219 |
24,164 |
25,224 |
25,800 |
27,099 |
28,392 |
| Taylor |
19,458 |
19,908 |
21,002 |
22,986 |
23,479 |
24,614 |
26,057 |
| Union |
22,705 |
23,812 |
24,245 |
25,858 |
26,065 |
27,436 |
28,461 |
| Van
Buren |
21,836 |
22,478 |
23,972 |
25,688 |
25,493 |
26,733 |
29,122 |
| Wapello |
26,271 |
26,563 |
27,446 |
28,924 |
28,818 |
29,856 |
31,334 |
| Warren |
23,052 |
24,097 |
25,272 |
26,298 |
26,774 |
27,536 |
28,619 |
| Washington |
22,041 |
22,773 |
24,153 |
24,478 |
25,279 |
25,645 |
26,843 |
| Wayne |
19,561 |
19,900 |
20,772 |
21,519 |
21,864 |
22,958 |
24,198 |
| Webster |
26,936 |
28,398 |
29,160 |
30,509 |
30,957 |
31,990 |
33,166 |
| Winnebago |
20,843 |
21,691 |
22,900 |
24,147 |
24,398 |
25,567 |
28,201 |
| Winneshiek |
23,259 |
24,174 |
25,222 |
25,984 |
26,563 |
27,657 |
28,494 |
| Woodbury |
26,585 |
27,430 |
28,349 |
29,475 |
29,882 |
30,566 |
31,868 |
| Worth |
21,600 |
22,123 |
23,145 |
24,674 |
24,214 |
25,115 |
27,036 |
| Wright |
25,463 |
25,524 |
27,310 |
28,555 |
29,233 |
29,581 |
32,314 |
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