Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,600
25th Percentile Wage
$36,040
50th Percentile Wage
$43,040
75th Percentile Wage
$50,060
90th Percentile Wage
$61,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 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 $61,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,600.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$43,040
9.78% 25.02%
2021
$38,830
1.65% -
2020
$38,190
4.32% -
2019
$36,540
7.06% -
2018
$33,960
0.47% -
2017
$33,800
6.24% -
2016
$31,690
3.22% -
2015
$30,670
-0.03% -
2014
$30,680
-4.24% -
2013
$31,980
-0.91% -
2012
$32,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,040 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 9.5 percent (9.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$47,860
Cedar Rapids
$47,560
Ames
$46,510
Iowa City
$43,440
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$43,040
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$42,970
Dubuque
$42,410
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$40,520
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$40,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$39,800
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$38,960

See also: Top paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa.