The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $153,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $153,850. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $73,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $153,850 | 30.52% | 7.37% |
| 2018 | $106,900 | -37.55% | - |
| 2017 | $147,040 | -5.79% | - |
| 2016 | $155,560 | -8.32% | - |
| 2015 | $168,500 | 1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $166,190 | 7.08% | - |
| 2013 | $154,420 | 7.71% | - |
| 2012 | $142,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $153,850 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island and 50.1 percent (50.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Dubuque | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Ames | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |