The annual salary statistics of electrical and electronics engineering technicians in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical and electronics engineering technicians 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 | $44,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical and electronics engineering technicians 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 $76,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical and electronics engineering technicians from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $66,540 | -4.90% | 32.03% |
| 2020 | $69,800 | 5.10% | - |
| 2019 | $66,240 | 2.79% | - |
| 2018 | $64,390 | 9.75% | - |
| 2017 | $58,110 | -0.79% | - |
| 2016 | $58,570 | -5.75% | - |
| 2015 | $61,940 | 1.87% | - |
| 2014 | $60,780 | 4.20% | - |
| 2013 | $58,230 | 22.33% | - |
| 2012 | $45,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,540 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for electrical and electronics engineering technicians in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical and electronics engineering technicians in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Dubuque |