How much do Medical and Health Services Managers make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?

Percentile spread

For Medical and Health Services Managers, the published 10th percentile is $77,210 and the 90th percentile is $179,860. The difference is $102,650, which is 101.1% 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 $85,620 to the 75th at $132,510, covers $46,890.

The mean annual wage is $120,720, which sits above the median of $101,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median is 18% lower than the national median of $123,860 for Medical and Health Services Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,740, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the Iowa median of $101,940.

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 $101,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical and Health Services Managers at $110,740 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical and Health Services Managers. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 11th of 16 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).).

• Ames, IA is 32 miles away, with a median of $103,730 and employment of 280. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,774, against $110,740 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 94 miles away, with a median of $103,330 and employment of 340. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,692, against $110,740 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 109 miles away, with a median of $107,570 and employment of 680. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,551, against $110,740 here.

Employment share

Medical and Health Services Managers accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (1,330 of 404,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.