occupation · 47-0000 · Iowa

Construction and Extraction Occupations in Iowa

Construction and Extraction Occupations earned a median annual wage of $57,920 in Iowa in May 2024, with 72,620 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $57,920SOURCE: BLS OEWS

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What stands out

Construction and Extraction Occupations earned a median annual wage of $57,920 in Iowa in May 2024, with 72,620 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $38,950 or less, the best-paid tenth $83,940 or more. Since May 2015 the median moved from $40,560 to $57,920, +42.8 %. Among the 54 states with data, Iowa ranks 29 by median wage for this occupation. The national median is $58,360; Iowa is -0.8 % against it. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code for May 2024 (the cap changes by year). Every value links to its fact record.

Iowa, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

Reference	Employment	Median	Mean	10th	25th	75th	90th	Median hourly	Source
May 2024	72,620	$57,920	$60,020	$38,950	$47,100	$71,380	$83,940	$27.85	evidence →
May 2023	70,400	$54,230	$57,940	$37,730	$45,780	$67,720	$81,320	$26.07	evidence →
May 2022	70,150	$50,070	$54,810	$36,380	$41,540	$63,700	$79,310	$24.07	evidence →
May 2021	68,320	$47,970	$51,780	$31,240	$37,990	$61,020	$77,030	$23.06	evidence →
May 2020	66,810	$47,420	$49,620	$30,230	$37,070	$60,030	$73,470	$22.80	evidence →
May 2019	68,200	$46,640	$48,820	$29,670	$36,290	$59,110	$72,910	$22.42	evidence →
May 2018	66,840	$44,200	$46,670	$27,990	$34,170	$57,010	$69,680	$21.25	evidence →
May 2017	68,200	$42,880	$45,550	$27,220	$33,190	$55,980	$68,480	$20.62	evidence →
May 2016	68,820	$41,330	$44,240	$26,390	$32,120	$54,230	$66,130	$19.87	evidence →
May 2015	66,820	$40,560	$43,500	$25,810	$31,720	$53,580	$66,110	$19.50	evidence →

Metropolitan areas in Iowa

Median annual wage for this occupation, May 2024.

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$63,200	8,410
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$60,990	19,800
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$58,620	3,350
Dubuque, IA	$57,940	2,270
Ames, IA	$57,920	2,330
Cedar Rapids, IA	$57,920	7,890
Iowa City, IA	$56,230	3,170
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$56,020	3,290

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