The annual salary statistics of fast food and counter workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food and counter workers 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 | $20,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food and counter workers 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 $34,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food and counter workers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,100 | 15.50% | 24.91% |
| 2021 | $22,900 | -7.47% | - |
| 2020 | $24,610 | 17.31% | - |
| 2019 | $20,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,100, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the second highest paying city for fast food and counter workers in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Des Moines-West Des Moines (median annual salary of $27,860). Compared with Des Moines-West Des Moines, the median annual salary of fast food and counter workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Ames | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |