SOC 11-3131 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Training and Development Managers make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Managers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is $120,640. The 10th percentile is $81,520 and the 90th percentile is $215,790. Employment is 100.
Median annual wage
$120,640
- 10th percentile
- $81,520
- 25th percentile
- $98,590
- Median
- $120,640
- 75th percentile
- $136,720
- 90th percentile
- $215,790
- Mean
- $129,860
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Training and Development Managers, the published 10th percentile is $81,520 and the 90th percentile is $215,790. The difference is $134,270, which is 111.3% 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 $98,590 to the 75th at $136,720, covers $38,130.
The mean annual wage is $129,860, which sits above the median of $120,640. 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 $133,000 for Training and Development Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $131,558, which is 1.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 11.4% higher than the Iowa median of $108,330.
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 $120,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Managers at $131,558 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 Training and Development Managers. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 3rd 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).).
- Cedar Rapids, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $116,580 and employment of 40. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,043, against $131,558 here.
- Omaha, NE-IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $105,710 and employment of 280. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,013, against $131,558 here.
- Lincoln, NE is 170 miles away, with a median of $100,490 and employment of 70. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,728, against $131,558 here.
Employment share
Training and Development Managers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (100 of 404,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Training and Development Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Training and Development Managers make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Managers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is $120,640. The 10th percentile is $81,520 and the 90th percentile is $215,790. Employment is 100.
How does that compare with the national median for Training and Development Managers?
The local median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $133,000.
What is Training and Development Managers pay in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 91.701, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $120,640 is $131,558. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA compare with nearby metros for Training and Development Managers?
Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 115 miles away, at $116,580. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.