Council Bluffs, IA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$101,300

Total DOL Filings

101

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

90.3

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Council Bluffs, IA$101,300

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Council Bluffs, IA is 66.3% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Council Bluffs

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Alegent Creighton Clinic	18	$225,000	Other
Council Bluffs Hospitality, Inc.	18	$26,000	Other
Council Bluffs Community School District	10	$62,076	Other
GOOGLE LLC	9	$142,000	Other
Omaha Standard LLC	4	$85,000	Other
MidAmerican Energy Company	3	$87,526	Other
Alegent Health-Bergan Mercy Health	3	$62,733	Other
MILLER ORTHOPAEDIC AFFILIATES P.C.	3	$185,000	Other
Ecom Solutions Inc	2	$83,204	Other
FUTURE FOAM INC.	2	$73,424	Other
CYBERBEST TECHNOLOGY, INC	2	$60,000	Other
CHILDREN'S SQUARE USA	2	$25,542	Other
CDS Global Inc.	2	$85,286	Other
Caresoft Global Technologies Inc	2	$72,000	Other
Turner & Townsend, Inc.	2	$121,247	Other
Alegent Health-Bergan Mercy Health System	2	$61,464	Other
CDS-GLOBAL INC.	2	$92,000	Other
Deloitte & Touche LLP	1	$71,594	Other
KOENTJORO DENTISTRY LLC	1	$156,000	Other
IA DENTAL, P.C.	1	$144,300	Other
HB DENTAL, PC	1	$140,100	Other
Aezion Inc	1	$89,544	Other
XPO Logistics Worldwide, Inc.	1	$85,513	Other
AJ & ASSOCIATES DENTAL PC	1	$156,000	Other
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.	1	$105,227	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Council Bluffs

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Dentists, General	$156,000	-10.9%	5

BLS Wage Survey Data - Iowa

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Iowa.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Nurse Anesthetists	$229,950	580
Orthodontists	$223,020	30
Chief Executives	$178,530	3,520
Dentists, General	$174,990	850
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$170,810	N/A
Aerospace Engineers	$150,010	N/A
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,870	1,520
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,610	3,650
Nurse Midwives	$136,450	70
Physician Assistants	$133,400	1,200

Salary Trend in Council Bluffs, IA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Council Bluffs, IA has a cost of living index of 90.3, which is 9.7% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $110,742 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Dentists, General	$156,000	$172,757

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Popular Salary Pages in Council Bluffs, IA

Dentists, General

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Council Bluffs, IA