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Gambling Service Workers, All Other pay in Iowa and Wyoming
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Gambling Service Workers, All Other is $52,260 per year in Iowa. It is $35,590 per year in Wyoming. Iowa is 46.8% above Wyoming on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 39-3019 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 30 wage and salary jobs in Iowa and 40 in Wyoming. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings