Iowa’s median annual wage is $37,099 or $17.84 per hour. According to the Legislative Services Agency and the Iowa Workforce Development based on 2018 data, 1,541,700 Iowans are employed statewide. The highest median hourly wage was $41.92 for management, $36.55 for computer and mathematical, and $33.41 architecture and engineering. The lowest hourly wages were $9.97 for food preparation and serving-related jobs and $11.40 for personal care and service positions. The top five employment positions by number of Iowans in occupations are office and administrative support, sales and related, production, food preparation and serving-related, and transportation and material moving.