The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineering technicians 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 | $49,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians 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 $76,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,460 | 3.87% | 27.62% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | 2.83% | - |
| 2019 | $58,340 | 20.35% | - |
| 2017 | $46,470 | -3.89% | - |
| 2014 | $48,280 | 4.45% | - |
| 2013 | $46,130 | 1.99% | - |
| 2012 | $45,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,460 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Ames and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ames | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |