How much do Teachers and Instructors, All Other make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?

Percentile spread

For Teachers and Instructors, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $53,480 and the 90th percentile is $70,530. The difference is $17,050, which is 31.5% 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 $53,480 to the 75th at $54,080, covers $600.

The mean annual wage is $57,250, which sits above the median of $54,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median is 18.2% lower than the national median of $66,140 for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,974, which is 10.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Iowa median of $54,080.

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 $54,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teachers and Instructors, All Other at $58,974 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $66,770 and employment of 90. That median is 23.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,646, against $58,974 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 171 miles away, with a median of $98,390 and employment of 30. That median is 81.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,453, against $58,974 here.
• Rochester, MN is 179 miles away, with a median of $60,210 and employment of 40. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,295, against $58,974 here.

Employment share

Teachers and Instructors, All Other accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (150 of 404,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (113,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.