The annual salary statistics of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $24,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,900 | 9.06% | 10.67% |
| 2021 | $29,920 | -21.62% | - |
| 2020 | $36,390 | -12.42% | - |
| 2019 | $40,910 | 20.22% | - |
| 2018 | $32,640 | 8.67% | - |
| 2017 | $29,810 | 1.41% | - |
| 2016 | $29,390 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,900 in Des Moines-West Des Moines is in the middle of salary range for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cedar Rapids.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Iowa City | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids |