872 certified filings with a worksite in this city · FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3)
Reported wages are what employers filed with the Department of Labor — not actual take-home pay. Filings are counted by worksite, so a company headquartered elsewhere appears here if the job is here.
FY2025 median across the 154 filings that reported a wage for a worksite in Ames, IA — of 872 certified filings in total. DOL LCA · FY2025
| Fiscal year | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (through Q3) | $86,500 median of 103 | 103 |
| FY2025 | $84,328 median of 154 | 154 |
| FY2024 | $80,500 median of 132 | 132 |
| FY2023 | $70,304 median of 154 | 154 |
| FY2022 | $70,000 median of 181 | 181 |
| FY2021 | $66,000 median of 147 | 147 |
How these wages are computed · All cities · All job titles
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 · Basis worksite city as filed; median not average
Filings from Ames, IA fall inside the federal statistical area AMES, IA. That area is larger than this city — it spans several cities and, where the name says so, more than one state. Everything on this page is computed from filings whose worksite city is Ames itself, so the numbers above are city figures, not area figures.
| Employer | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $66,000 median of 616 | 616 |
| Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company | $95,807 median of 38 | 38 |
| McFarland Clinic, P.C. | $208,000 median of 17 | 17 |
| Kingland Systems, LLC | $84,011 median of 12 | 12 |
| Ames IT and Numeric Solutions, LLC | 7 filings — too few for a median | 7 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 7 filings — too few for a median | 7 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 6 filings — too few for a median | 6 |
| Workviva Inc. Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| REG Services Group, LLC Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| Deere & Company | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| Chevron Corporation | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| Saansol Inc. | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| Minkasu, Inc. Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| Workiva Inc. | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| Globalvetlink, L.C. Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| Vytelle, LLC | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc. | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| IT Keysource, Inc. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| EnSoft Corporation Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Anova Law Group PLLC Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Aptalogic, Inc Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Rsj LLC Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
Ranked by number of filings, not by pay and not by quality. This is not a “best employers” list. Employers with fewer than 10 filings here show the count only. 123 employers in total filed for a worksite in Ames; the 25 above are those with the most filings. Those with at least 10 certified filings have their own page; the rest are counted here but do not.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis worksite city as filed; counted across the whole coverage period, not one year
We build a page for a city once it has at least 50 certified filings — 2,578 cities qualify, and 2,298 of those also clear our content threshold and are listed in the city index. Below the filing threshold we do not publish a median, because a median from a small number of filings reads like a market rate and is not one. Those filings are still counted on their employer's page.