Fort Dodge, IA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$156,772

Total DOL Filings

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

90.3

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Fort Dodge, IA$156,772

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Fort Dodge, IA is 157.4% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Fort Dodge

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation	17	$253,860	Other
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	14	$200,000	Other
TRIMARK PHYSICIANS GROUP	9	$219,615	Other
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE	6	$60,798	Other
New Cooperative Inc	6	$73,500	Other
CJ Bio America, Inc.	6	$53,269	Other
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.	5	$94,731	Other
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA	5	$85,000	Other
CERTAINTEED GYPSUM AND CEILING MANUFACTURING, INC.	3	$80,000	Other
ITRACE FOUNDATION INC	2	$62,400	Other
Elanco US Inc.	2	$105,130	Other
Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp.	2	$142,251	Other
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - DES MOINES	2	$375,000	Other
CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.	2	$91,000	Other
CertainTeed LLC	1	$110,000	Other
Mercy Medical Center	1	$78,198	Other
Center for Neuroscience, Orthopedics and Spine, P.C.	1	$600,000	Other
APPLEWHITE DENTAL IOWA PC	1	$100,000	Other
CJ LOGISTICS U.S.A. CORPORATION	1	$50,315	Other
ONR NATIONAL SPEECH PATHOLOGY INC	1	$77,106	Other
CJ korea express U.S.A. corporation	1	$49,067	Other
CertainTeed Gypsum & Ceiling Manufacturing, Inc.	1	$79,500	Other
Sovereign Technologies LLC	1	$85,000	Other
Perficient, Inc.	1	$103,813	Other
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC	1	$91,927	Other

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 Fort Dodge, IA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Fort Dodge, 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.

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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 Fort Dodge, IA