| Average Wages per Job |
| Metro/County |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| State |
27,282 |
28,159 |
28,952 |
30,045 |
31,409 |
32,389 |
| Ames, IA
(MSA) |
25,811 |
26,514 |
27,270 |
28,450 |
29,413 |
30,205 |
| Cedar
Rapids, IA |
32,422 |
33,012 |
33,135 |
34,409 |
35,898 |
37,245 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
29,935 |
30,729 |
31,603 |
32,528 |
34,151 |
35,234 |
| Des
Moines, IA |
32,264 |
33,484 |
34,795 |
36,310 |
37,917 |
39,175 |
| Dubuque,
IA |
26,674 |
27,700 |
28,570 |
29,564 |
30,902 |
31,788 |
| Iowa
City, IA |
27,238 |
28,284 |
28,855 |
29,606 |
30,812 |
31,560 |
| Omaha-Council
Bluffs, NE-IA |
31,198 |
31,810 |
33,088 |
34,216 |
35,503 |
36,667 |
| Sioux
City, IA-NE |
27,814 |
28,042 |
28,476 |
29,364 |
30,494 |
30,880 |
| Waterloo-Cedar
Falls, IA |
26,602 |
27,824 |
28,553 |
29,484 |
31,459 |
32,262 |
| Iowa
(Metropolitan Portion) |
29,442 |
30,425 |
31,244 |
32,405 |
33,870 |
34,944 |
| Iowa
(Non-Metropolitan Portion) |
24,107 |
24,798 |
25,523 |
26,487 |
27,660 |
28,474 |
| Adair |
22,163 |
22,920 |
23,257 |
24,416 |
25,550 |
26,063 |
| Adams |
22,209 |
22,149 |
22,520 |
23,927 |
26,930 |
25,284 |
| Allamakee |
19,836 |
20,637 |
21,446 |
22,167 |
23,591 |
24,097 |
| Appanoose |
21,564 |
22,297 |
23,293 |
24,265 |
25,452 |
25,715 |
| Audubon |
19,678 |
20,694 |
21,308 |
22,255 |
23,328 |
23,982 |
| Benton |
22,294 |
23,316 |
23,740 |
25,367 |
26,938 |
27,133 |
| Black
Hawk |
27,082 |
28,326 |
29,070 |
29,995 |
32,117 |
32,850 |
| Boone |
25,841 |
26,206 |
27,106 |
28,586 |
29,950 |
30,521 |
| Bremer |
23,905 |
25,194 |
25,990 |
26,689 |
27,933 |
28,809 |
| Buchanan |
23,215 |
23,949 |
23,991 |
24,975 |
25,991 |
26,360 |
| Buena
Vista |
22,304 |
22,638 |
23,496 |
23,652 |
24,434 |
25,672 |
| Butler |
20,132 |
20,657 |
21,216 |
22,176 |
23,354 |
23,916 |
| Calhoun |
19,065 |
20,074 |
20,626 |
21,094 |
22,382 |
23,133 |
| Carroll |
21,360 |
22,127 |
22,603 |
23,343 |
24,636 |
26,008 |
| Cass |
21,654 |
21,769 |
23,079 |
23,636 |
24,451 |
24,583 |
| Cedar |
21,870 |
22,125 |
23,038 |
23,833 |
24,882 |
25,635 |
| Cerro
Gordo |
24,717 |
25,849 |
26,419 |
27,676 |
29,409 |
30,041 |
| Cherokee |
22,043 |
22,523 |
24,139 |
25,016 |
26,564 |
26,809 |
| Chickasaw |
23,170 |
22,398 |
23,352 |
23,874 |
24,891 |
25,251 |
| Clarke |
22,286 |
23,238 |
24,031 |
24,938 |
24,915 |
25,362 |
| Clay |
23,702 |
24,379 |
25,439 |
26,535 |
28,166 |
28,573 |
| Clayton |
21,758 |
22,732 |
23,822 |
24,487 |
25,714 |
26,298 |
| Clinton |
25,277 |
25,808 |
26,451 |
27,127 |
28,059 |
29,222 |
| Crawford |
22,659 |
24,230 |
24,643 |
25,832 |
26,945 |
27,991 |
| Dallas |
26,338 |
26,330 |
26,630 |
27,852 |
32,722 |
33,852 |
| Davis |
21,774 |
22,368 |
22,273 |
23,317 |
24,088 |
24,358 |
| Decatur |
17,618 |
18,121 |
18,786 |
19,670 |
20,816 |
21,528 |
| Delaware |
21,901 |
22,886 |
23,502 |
25,606 |
25,597 |
26,497 |
| Des
Moines |
27,758 |
28,287 |
28,732 |
28,948 |
30,035 |
30,559 |
| Dickinson |
22,517 |
22,629 |
23,347 |
25,586 |
25,606 |
25,417 |
| Dubuque |
26,674 |
27,700 |
28,570 |
29,564 |
30,902 |
31,788 |
| Emmet |
23,606 |
24,318 |
24,227 |
24,994 |
26,067 |
26,848 |
| Fayette |
20,335 |
21,069 |
22,072 |
22,770 |
23,498 |
24,160 |
| Floyd |
22,021 |
23,361 |
23,841 |
24,763 |
26,013 |
26,510 |
| Franklin |
23,478 |
24,257 |
24,952 |
25,587 |
26,696 |
27,278 |
| Fremont |
25,657 |
25,001 |
26,514 |
27,810 |
30,327 |
30,722 |
| Greene |
22,223 |
22,137 |
22,904 |
24,175 |
25,166 |
25,990 |
| Grundy |
24,600 |
25,189 |
25,294 |
26,853 |
28,150 |
30,003 |
| Guthrie |
19,389 |
19,876 |
20,846 |
22,650 |
24,398 |
26,558 |
| Hamilton |
24,306 |
25,521 |
25,704 |
27,520 |
28,120 |
29,498 |
| Hancock |
25,742 |
26,372 |
28,523 |
28,233 |
30,957 |
30,110 |
| Hardin |
22,599 |
23,750 |
24,447 |
24,859 |
26,855 |
27,955 |
| Harrison |
21,297 |
22,477 |
23,053 |
23,923 |
25,101 |
26,261 |
| Henry |
26,200 |
27,381 |
28,196 |
28,900 |
29,514 |
31,154 |
| Howard |
22,762 |
22,763 |
23,540 |
24,767 |
25,546 |
26,660 |
| Humboldt |
23,005 |
24,182 |
24,255 |
24,698 |
25,737 |
26,486 |
| Ida |
24,849 |
24,625 |
25,778 |
26,638 |
27,644 |
28,638 |
| Iowa |
27,035 |
28,016 |
28,738 |
29,626 |
30,296 |
30,656 |
| Jackson |
18,633 |
19,755 |
20,388 |
21,255 |
21,831 |
22,739 |
| Jasper |
29,472 |
30,677 |
30,813 |
31,922 |
32,637 |
32,789 |
| Jefferson |
28,156 |
27,153 |
27,182 |
27,764 |
28,750 |
29,412 |
| Johnson |
27,821 |
28,902 |
29,452 |
30,126 |
31,407 |
32,103 |
| Jones |
21,540 |
22,045 |
22,899 |
24,376 |
25,239 |
26,029 |
| Keokuk |
21,250 |
22,769 |
23,290 |
23,783 |
23,474 |
24,493 |
| Kossuth |
21,113 |
22,138 |
23,149 |
24,225 |
25,331 |
26,248 |
| Lee |
26,393 |
27,713 |
28,151 |
29,838 |
30,985 |
31,938 |
| Linn |
33,488 |
34,078 |
34,160 |
35,409 |
36,954 |
38,386 |
| Louisa |
22,315 |
23,505 |
24,119 |
24,963 |
25,620 |
27,429 |
| Lucas |
22,484 |
24,145 |
25,154 |
25,462 |
25,810 |
27,470 |
| Lyon |
19,232 |
19,969 |
20,420 |
21,626 |
22,982 |
23,844 |
| Madison |
21,201 |
21,627 |
22,630 |
23,515 |
24,258 |
25,227 |
| Mahaska |
22,079 |
23,235 |
24,184 |
25,575 |
26,853 |
28,273 |
| Marion |
29,323 |
28,145 |
28,767 |
29,840 |
31,940 |
32,979 |
| Marshall |
26,388 |
27,378 |
27,936 |
29,141 |
30,323 |
31,064 |
| Mills |
23,289 |
23,961 |
25,693 |
26,648 |
27,124 |
28,528 |
| Mitchell |
21,640 |
22,898 |
23,828 |
24,807 |
25,992 |
27,139 |
| Monona |
19,215 |
20,320 |
20,811 |
21,461 |
22,290 |
23,978 |
| Monroe |
27,011 |
22,794 |
23,764 |
25,537 |
25,726 |
27,161 |
| Montgomery |
22,558 |
22,403 |
23,404 |
24,007 |
25,885 |
26,658 |
| Muscatine |
31,018 |
31,200 |
32,559 |
33,697 |
35,333 |
36,521 |
| O'Brien |
19,651 |
20,420 |
21,064 |
21,618 |
22,767 |
23,626 |
| Osceola |
21,082 |
21,824 |
22,355 |
23,560 |
25,057 |
26,135 |
| Page |
23,049 |
22,998 |
23,515 |
24,261 |
25,442 |
25,849 |
| Palo
Alto |
20,303 |
20,866 |
21,754 |
22,572 |
23,647 |
24,935 |
| Plymouth |
24,698 |
25,937 |
28,131 |
28,411 |
30,065 |
31,769 |
| Pocahontas |
20,808 |
20,813 |
21,671 |
23,046 |
23,218 |
24,329 |
| Polk |
33,219 |
34,528 |
35,944 |
37,529 |
39,114 |
40,456 |
| Pottawattamie |
24,728 |
25,925 |
26,713 |
27,751 |
29,143 |
30,636 |
| Poweshiek |
25,835 |
26,736 |
27,363 |
28,952 |
30,128 |
30,874 |
| Ringgold |
20,658 |
21,682 |
20,396 |
21,903 |
23,014 |
24,972 |
| Sac |
20,104 |
21,267 |
21,363 |
22,648 |
24,321 |
25,123 |
| Scott |
28,474 |
29,221 |
29,826 |
30,591 |
31,745 |
32,794 |
| Shelby |
19,715 |
20,804 |
21,892 |
22,596 |
23,622 |
24,678 |
| Sioux |
21,574 |
22,476 |
23,431 |
24,656 |
25,466 |
26,462 |
| Story |
25,811 |
26,514 |
27,270 |
28,450 |
29,413 |
30,205 |
| Tama |
21,781 |
22,709 |
23,219 |
24,143 |
25,131 |
26,124 |
| Taylor |
18,506 |
19,458 |
19,908 |
20,972 |
22,857 |
24,077 |
| Union |
22,051 |
22,705 |
23,812 |
24,238 |
25,673 |
26,103 |
| Van
Buren |
20,879 |
21,836 |
22,478 |
23,946 |
25,569 |
25,947 |
| Wapello |
24,197 |
26,271 |
26,563 |
27,474 |
29,091 |
29,932 |
| Warren |
22,162 |
23,052 |
24,097 |
25,243 |
26,320 |
26,942 |
| Washington |
21,448 |
22,041 |
22,773 |
24,122 |
24,378 |
25,602 |
| Wayne |
18,973 |
19,561 |
19,900 |
20,752 |
21,466 |
22,022 |
| Webster |
26,085 |
26,936 |
28,398 |
29,159 |
30,464 |
31,158 |
| Winnebago |
19,735 |
20,843 |
21,691 |
22,892 |
24,187 |
24,603 |
| Winneshiek |
22,543 |
23,259 |
24,174 |
25,179 |
26,040 |
26,864 |
| Woodbury |
25,923 |
26,585 |
27,430 |
28,338 |
29,456 |
29,924 |
| Worth |
20,542 |
21,600 |
22,123 |
23,125 |
24,587 |
24,536 |
| Wright |
24,782 |
25,463 |
25,524 |
27,282 |
28,294 |
29,930 |
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