Salary guide, May 2025

Maintenance Supervisor pay in Ames, IA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Ames, IA was $79,080 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $63,400 and $94,440.

The Ames, IA median is $780 below the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

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What should you know about ames, IA?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Ames, IA: median $79,080; published 25th to 75th percentile $63,400 to $94,440.

Annual wage percentiles, Ames, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$50,530	$63,400	$79,080	$94,440	$109,110

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Ames, IA: median $38.02; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.48 to $45.41.

Hourly wage percentiles, Ames, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.29	$30.48	$38.02	$45.41	$52.46

BLS estimated 220 workers employed in this occupation in Ames, IA. Location quotient: 0.97.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

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

The published Maintenance Supervisor median is $79,080. The all-occupations median in Ames, IA is $50,220. Ratio: 1.57 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.97 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?

Maintenance Supervisor in Ames, IA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$62,040	$76,340	$93,020
May 2025	$63,400	$79,080	$94,440

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 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, 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 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Maintenance Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$79,230	$64,310 to $95,360
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$77,410	$62,150 to $96,960

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