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General and Operations Managers Salary in Iowa

The median annual wage for general and operations managers in Iowa is $87,690 ($42.16 per hour) -17.1% vs. the national median of $105,770. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$87,690
Mean annual wage
$106,800
Median hourly wage
$42.16
Employment in IA
30,760

30,760 employed · 19.7 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Iowa

Wage distribution for general and operations managers in Iowa (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$42,850$20.60
25th percentile$60,200$28.94
Median (50th)$87,690$42.16
75th percentile$129,990$62.50
90th percentile$191,990$92.30

What this salary is worth in Iowa

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$99,918

Iowa prices are 87.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
13.3%

Median gross rent in Iowa: $972/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,192/mo

Est. affordable home price
$319,887

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Iowa is $208,000 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

General and Operations Managers salary in other states

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.