Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $202,180. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $149,220.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,180	$125,710	90
2	General Dentists	$149,220	$80,640	50
3	Chief Executives	$147,090	$39,770	130
4	Marketing Managers	$138,770	$73,680	160
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,690	$102,820	300
6	Optometrists	$130,930	$38,220	30
7	Pharmacists	$130,790	$105,420	160
8	Physician Assistants	$129,400	$87,750	50
9	Nurse Practitioners	$121,660	$90,810	260
10	Industrial Production Managers	$121,150	$68,260	220
11	Human Resources Managers	$120,160	$71,990	70
12	Sales Managers	$118,880	$67,270	90
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$118,280	$76,970	150
14	Financial Managers	$111,800	$70,790	440
15	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$105,500	$70,850	160
16	Public Relations Managers	$105,310	$68,030	30
17	Mechanical Engineers	$103,070	$80,460	1,240
18	Administrative Services Managers	$102,470	$62,090	50
19	Purchasing Managers	$102,030	$64,650	30
20	Lawyers	$101,590	$48,370	170
21	Personal Financial Advisors	$100,990	$39,850	100
22	Veterinarians	$100,110	$78,280	60
23	Materials Engineers	$99,770	$78,990	60
24	Software Developers	$97,600	$64,140	340
25	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,320	$82,350	40
26	Industrial Engineers	$96,940	$77,890	1,010
27	All Other Managers	$96,920	$59,740	110
28	Computer Network Architects	$96,790	$82,780	50
29	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,740	$65,640	90
30	Chiropractors	$95,930	$31,200	60
31	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$95,430	$67,470	60
32	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$93,500	$65,440	50
33	Electrical Engineers	$93,460	$81,140	40
34	Medical and Health Services Managers	$93,380	$64,930	350
35	Construction Managers	$90,510	$65,220	110
36	Occupational Therapists	$86,600	$60,980	90
37	Physical Therapists	$86,570	$64,840	130
38	Facilities Managers	$86,200	$55,960	100
39	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,550	$64,600	190
40	Computer Programmers	$83,360	$61,300	40
41	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$82,950	$49,880	50
42	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,550	$62,000	40
43	Logisticians	$82,520	$60,580	260
44	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$82,180	$58,100	40
45	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$81,520	$50,980	260
46	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,450	$62,230	140
47	Labor Relations Specialists	$81,130	$43,640	60
48	Civil Engineers	$80,660	$59,880	70
49	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$80,060	$55,460	40
50	Project Management Specialists	$79,680	$47,930	240
51	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$79,050	$60,570	50
52	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$79,030	$44,130	40
53	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$78,940	$49,210	120
54	Data Scientists	$78,930	$48,020	90
55	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,760	$44,810	360
56	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,600	$43,660	60
57	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$78,600	$20,800	80
58	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,900	$44,990	120
59	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,650	$52,740	170
60	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$77,480	$41,000	460
61	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$77,380	$48,330	0
62	Dental Hygienists	$76,940	$64,750	130
63	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$76,170	$20,810	40
64	Management Analysts	$76,130	$50,740	180
65	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,180	$53,290	140
66	General and Operations Managers	$74,930	$38,060	1,760
67	Credit Analysts	$74,320	$47,340	30
68	Instructional Coordinators	$74,240	$46,850	160
69	Computer Occupations, All Other	$73,480	$19,790	70
70	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$73,350	$49,030	430
71	Financial Analysts	$72,090	$50,800	40
72	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$69,590	$51,580	320
73	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,280	$45,410	860
74	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$68,410	$40,050	80
75	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$67,960	$21,460	40
76	Loan Officers	$67,860	$45,840	200
77	Cost Estimators	$66,620	$41,930	140
78	School Psychologists	$66,130	$33,070	40
79	Financial Examiners	$65,240	$39,770	40
80	Mechanical Drafters	$65,050	$45,320	40
81	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,010	$47,790	500
82	Accountants and Auditors	$64,430	$42,310	550
83	Construction and Building Inspectors	$64,070	$40,500	50
84	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$63,990	$51,000	30
85	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,930	$29,410	60
86	Registered Nurses	$63,790	$52,150	1,800
87	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	$63,460	$35,710	80
88	Web Developers	$63,050	$44,370	40
89	Civil Engineering Technicians	$62,460	$49,640	40
90	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$62,350	$43,660	100
91	Compliance Officers	$62,280	$40,580	120
92	Respiratory Therapists	$62,240	$51,440	70
93	Sheet Metal Workers	$61,740	$40,960	60
94	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$61,630	$20,810	40
95	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$61,630	$32,050	90
96	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,520	$38,820	870
97	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$61,450	$44,940	150
98	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,410	$37,890	440
99	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$61,390	$37,190	760
100	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,340	$40,520	420

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$160,690
2	General Dentists	$158,980
3	Physician Assistants	$128,180
4	Pharmacists	$128,090
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,960
6	Marketing Managers	$127,240
7	Nurse Practitioners	$126,480
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,010
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$119,610
10	Industrial Production Managers	$103,960

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,180
2	Chief Executives	$170,450
3	Pharmacists	$122,740
4	Physician Assistants	$119,000
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,010
6	Purchasing Managers	$116,040
7	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$115,930
8	Sales Managers	$115,610
9	Human Resources Managers	$106,790
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$106,760

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$153,850
2	Pharmacists	$116,080
3	Physician Assistants	$112,470
4	Sales Managers	$108,470
5	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$108,430
6	Nurse Practitioners	$106,780
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,030
8	Purchasing Managers	$99,390
9	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$99,250
10	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$98,980

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