The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers 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 | $32,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers 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 $58,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,280 | 6.58% | 27.46% |
| 2021 | $37,630 | 2.55% | - |
| 2020 | $36,670 | 3.14% | - |
| 2019 | $35,520 | -2.08% | - |
| 2018 | $36,260 | 7.36% | - |
| 2017 | $33,590 | 3.51% | - |
| 2016 | $32,410 | 3.24% | - |
| 2015 | $31,360 | 0.86% | - |
| 2014 | $31,090 | 4.73% | - |
| 2013 | $29,620 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $29,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,280 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Cedar Rapids and .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ames.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Ames |