How much do Financial Examiners make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?

Percentile spread

For Financial Examiners, the published 10th percentile is $58,840 and the 90th percentile is $155,850. The difference is $97,010, which is 113.5% 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 $74,900 to the 75th at $110,750, covers $35,850.

The mean annual wage is $97,950, which sits above the median of $85,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $94,160 for Financial Examiners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,183, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.3% higher than the Iowa median of $80,370.

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 $85,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Examiners at $93,183 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Examiners. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 3rd of 11 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).).

• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 94 miles away, with a median of $69,360 and employment of 30. That median is 18.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,672, against $93,183 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 109 miles away, with a median of $65,240 and employment of 40. That median is 23.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,294, against $93,183 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $82,620 and employment of 90. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,870, against $93,183 here.

Employment share

Financial Examiners accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (460 of 404,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.61 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.