The annual salary statistics of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers in Ames is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $17,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical and electronic equipment assemblers in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $29,780 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $29,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,780 in Ames is in the middle of salary range for electrical and electronic equipment assemblers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers in Ames is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.