The annual salary statistics of bakers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bakers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $17,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bakers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,950 | 1.59% | 20.66% |
| 2021 | $28,490 | 1.44% | - |
| 2020 | $28,080 | 11.61% | - |
| 2019 | $24,820 | -3.18% | - |
| 2018 | $25,610 | -0.16% | - |
| 2017 | $25,650 | 1.75% | - |
| 2016 | $25,200 | 3.93% | - |
| 2015 | $24,210 | 4.13% | - |
| 2014 | $23,210 | 0.13% | - |
| 2013 | $23,180 | 0.91% | - |
| 2012 | $22,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,950 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for bakers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of bakers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Cedar Rapids and .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Dubuque |