The annual salary statistics of credit counselors in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of credit counselors 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 | $27,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit counselors 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 $75,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit counselors from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $44,260 | 11.18% | 11.18% |
| 2018 | $39,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,260 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for credit counselors in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of credit counselors in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |