The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers 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 | $55,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers 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 $110,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,060 | 3.78% | 26.67% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 12.13% | - |
| 2020 | $67,690 | 1.55% | - |
| 2019 | $66,640 | 12.39% | - |
| 2018 | $58,380 | -0.57% | - |
| 2013 | $58,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,060, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Des Moines-West Des Moines (median annual salary of $110,710). Compared with Des Moines-West Des Moines, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Ames | |
| Dubuque |