How much do Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?

Percentile spread

For Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,480 and the 90th percentile is $89,620. The difference is $51,140, which is 99.9% 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 $45,450 to the 75th at $75,960, covers $30,510.

The mean annual wage is $59,820, which sits above the median of $51,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median is 34.7% lower than the national median of $78,350 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,834, which is 28.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.9% lower than the Iowa median of $63,120.

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 $51,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other at $55,834 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 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 7th 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).).

• Iowa City, IA is 109 miles away, with a median of $79,220 and employment of 30. That median is 54.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,571, against $55,834 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $65,170 and employment of 30. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,255, against $55,834 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $74,600 and employment of 160. That median is 45.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,165, against $55,834 here.

Employment share

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (70 of 404,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (59,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.