Salary guide, May 2025

Document Control Manager pay in Ames, IA

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The median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Ames, IA was $80,370 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $65,300 and $92,190.

The Ames, IA median is $360 below the national median of $80,730, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers

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What should you know about ames, IA?

Compliance Officers in Ames, IA: median $80,370; published 25th to 75th percentile $65,300 to $92,190.

Annual wage percentiles, Ames, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$51,790	$65,300	$80,370	$92,190	$112,900

Compliance Officers in Ames, IA: median $38.64; published 25th to 75th percentile $31.39 to $44.32.

Hourly wage percentiles, Ames, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.90	$31.39	$38.64	$44.32	$54.28

BLS estimated 160 workers employed in this occupation in Ames, IA. Location quotient: 1.07.

What should you know about united States?

Compliance Officers in U.S.: median $80,730; published 25th to 75th percentile $61,280 to $109,010.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,220	$61,280	$80,730	$109,010	$133,720

Compliance Officers in U.S.: median $38.81; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.46 to $52.41.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.18	$29.46	$38.81	$52.41	$64.29

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Document Control Manager median is $80,370. The all-occupations median in Ames, IA is $50,220. Ratio: 1.60 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.07 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Document Control Manager in Ames, IA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$62,360	$75,780	$86,900
May 2025	$65,300	$80,370	$92,190

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers, Ames, IA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Document Control Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$84,590	$70,740 to $104,180
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$73,200	$61,300 to $76,520

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