How much do Agricultural Inspectors make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Inspectors, the published 10th percentile is $43,830 and the 90th percentile is $82,040. The difference is $38,210, which is 66.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,800 to the 75th at $68,240, covers $19,440.

The mean annual wage is $60,750, which sits above the median of $57,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median is 14.3% higher than the national median of $49,940 for Agricultural Inspectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,246, which is 24.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% higher than the Iowa median of $49,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 91.701, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Inspectors at $62,246 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Inspectors. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Cedar Rapids, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $58,480 and employment of 30. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,735, against $62,246 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $52,120 and employment of 80. That median is 8.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,707, against $62,246 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 132 miles away, with a median of $43,880 and employment of 60. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,798, against $62,246 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Inspectors accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (90 of 404,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.40 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.