The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation 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 | $19,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation 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 $35,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,920 | 1.67% | 23.16% |
| 2021 | $23,520 | -12.54% | - |
| 2020 | $26,470 | 4.95% | - |
| 2019 | $25,160 | 12.32% | - |
| 2018 | $22,060 | 1.41% | - |
| 2017 | $21,750 | -0.14% | - |
| 2016 | $21,780 | 7.44% | - |
| 2015 | $20,160 | 5.41% | - |
| 2014 | $19,070 | 4.09% | - |
| 2013 | $18,290 | -0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $18,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,920 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Ames | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |