The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ames 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 | $29,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,880 | 3.68% | 12.78% |
| 2021 | $37,450 | 9.93% | - |
| 2020 | $33,730 | -2.40% | - |
| 2019 | $34,540 | 2.49% | - |
| 2018 | $33,680 | -9.06% | - |
| 2017 | $36,730 | 4.82% | - |
| 2016 | $34,960 | 3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $33,680 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $32,920 | -3.01% | - |
| 2013 | $33,910 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $33,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,880 in Ames is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Ames is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dubuque and 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.