The annual salary statistics of database administrators in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of database administrators 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 | $39,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators 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 $113,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of database administrators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $81,440 | 32.37% | 23.86% |
| 2015 | $55,080 | 1.83% | - |
| 2014 | $54,070 | 0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $53,550 | -15.80% | - |
| 2012 | $62,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,440 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for database administrators in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of database administrators in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 43.1 percent (43.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Iowa City | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |