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Des Moines County · Iowa · United States

What trades pay in Des Moines County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Des Moines County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$915 Median weekly pay across these 20 trades. $1,848 — $330.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 11 businesses · 51 employees$1,848$96,083 a year+1.9%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 10 businesses · 151 employees$1,416$73,621 a year-0.2%flat
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 7 businesses · 78 employees$1,323$68,775 a year+2.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 26 businesses · 353 employees$1,290$67,103 a year+0.3%flat
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 4 businesses · 68 employees$1,205$62,655 a year+0.9%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 12 businesses · 122 employees$1,201$62,476 a year+1.2%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 15 businesses · 124 employees$1,177$61,227 a year+7.0%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 8 businesses · 30 employees$1,114$57,947 a year
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 3 businesses · 204 employees$1,110$57,734 a year-4.9%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 6 businesses · 96 employees$915$47,555 a year+11.6%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 4 businesses · 277 employees$896$46,600 a year+8.0%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 19 businesses · 58 employees$871$45,266 a year+10.5%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 5 businesses · 23 employees$806$41,890 a year-5.1%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 11 businesses · 57 employees$786$40,854 a year+5.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 11 businesses · 34 employees$705$36,645 a year-11.8%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 5 businesses · 13 employees$654$34,019 a year+6.3%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 5 businesses · 401 employees$492$25,585 a year+3.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 12 businesses · 82 employees$467$24,304 a year+19.7%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 30 businesses · 635 employees$427$22,187 a year+3.9%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 34 businesses · 776 employees$330$17,158 a year+4.1%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses3,596
Employees46,263
Annual payroll$2 M
Net movement of people−115People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Des Moines County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Iowa

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Des Moines County?
Across the 20 trades on this page, the middle one pays $915 a week. The highest pays $1,848 and the lowest $330.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Des Moines County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.