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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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Wages for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in IOWA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$21.37	$23.99	$28.94	$34.83	$40.29
	Yearly	$44,460	$49,900	$60,190	$72,450	$83,800
Iowa	Hourly	$22.66	$23.66	$25.96	$29.34	$32.08
	Yearly	$47,130	$49,220	$54,000	$61,020	$66,720
Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area	Hourly	$24.10	$24.50	$30.45	$30.99	$36.60
	Yearly	$50,140	$50,950	$63,330	$64,450	$76,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area	Hourly	$19.20	$24.23	$26.88	$29.34	$29.34
	Yearly	$39,940	$50,390	$55,920	$61,030	$61,030
Ames, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Southwest Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northeast Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Southeast Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Iowa City, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northwest Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Dubuque, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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