The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers 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 | $59,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $120,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,660 | 6.91% | 9.91% |
| 2021 | $75,090 | 2.60% | - |
| 2020 | $73,140 | 14.04% | - |
| 2019 | $62,870 | -23.00% | - |
| 2018 | $77,330 | 5.35% | - |
| 2017 | $73,190 | -2.36% | - |
| 2016 | $74,920 | 16.83% | - |
| 2015 | $62,310 | -13.32% | - |
| 2014 | $70,610 | -2.96% | - |
| 2013 | $72,700 | 0.04% | - |
| 2012 | $72,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,660 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |