The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of educational, guidance, school, and vocational 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 | $32,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational 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 $73,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,970 | -6.12% | 14.54% |
| 2021 | $47,720 | -8.47% | - |
| 2020 | $51,760 | 1.80% | - |
| 2019 | $50,830 | 11.92% | - |
| 2018 | $44,770 | -0.34% | - |
| 2017 | $44,920 | 3.34% | - |
| 2016 | $43,420 | -2.23% | - |
| 2015 | $44,390 | 1.42% | - |
| 2014 | $43,760 | 3.70% | - |
| 2013 | $42,140 | 8.80% | - |
| 2012 | $38,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,970, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the lowest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Iowa, following city of Des Moines-West Des Moines (median annual salary of $62,120). Compared with the highest paying city Des Moines-West Des Moines, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls |