How much do First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers make in Ames, IA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $165,020. The difference is $117,180, which is 144.7% 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 $60,720 to the 75th at $110,320, covers $49,600.

The mean annual wage is $95,880, which sits above the median of $80,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ames, IA median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $87,520 for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,174, which is 4.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the Iowa median of $89,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ames, IA is 88.830, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers at $91,174 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers. Ames, IA ranks 7th of 14 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).).

• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 32 miles away, with a median of $98,590 and employment of 920. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,512, against $91,174 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 72 miles away, with a median of $76,910 and employment of 130. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,344, against $91,174 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 106 miles away, with a median of $84,940 and employment of 290. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,478, against $91,174 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Ames, IA (70 of 55,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (214,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.