Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Supervisor pay in Ames, IA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Ames, IA was $74,160 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $59,420 and $84,940.

The Ames, IA median is $290 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about ames, IA?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Ames, IA: median $74,160; published 25th to 75th percentile $59,420 to $84,940.

Annual wage percentiles, Ames, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$46,470	$59,420	$74,160	$84,940	$99,010

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Ames, IA: median $35.65; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.57 to $40.84.

Hourly wage percentiles, Ames, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.34	$28.57	$35.65	$40.84	$47.60

BLS estimated 300 workers employed in this occupation in Ames, IA. Location quotient: 1.22.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

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

The published Shift Supervisor median is $74,160. The all-occupations median in Ames, IA is $50,220. Ratio: 1.48 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.22 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?

Shift Supervisor in Ames, IA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$60,830	$67,220	$82,240
May 2025	$59,420	$74,160	$84,940

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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, 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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shift Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$71,150	$59,060 to $86,360
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$75,370	$59,140 to $80,710

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