The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 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 | $25,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $53,570 | 5.62% | 11.05% |
| 2014 | $50,560 | 24.49% | - |
| 2013 | $38,180 | -24.80% | - |
| 2012 | $47,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,570 in Ames is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in Ames is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 6.9 percent (6.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.