The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social 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 | $45,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social 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 $66,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,840 | 0.25% | 26.25% |
| 2021 | $59,690 | 12.97% | - |
| 2020 | $51,950 | 2.35% | - |
| 2019 | $50,730 | 11.47% | - |
| 2018 | $44,910 | 4.34% | - |
| 2017 | $42,960 | 4.38% | - |
| 2016 | $41,080 | -3.51% | - |
| 2015 | $42,520 | 2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $41,660 | -7.25% | - |
| 2013 | $44,680 | 1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $44,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,840 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Iowa City and 13.5 percent (13.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Iowa City | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |