The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance 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 | $39,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance 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 $56,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,820 | 8.24% | 19.53% |
| 2021 | $47,550 | 3.28% | - |
| 2020 | $45,990 | 2.83% | - |
| 2019 | $44,690 | -1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $45,160 | -2.41% | - |
| 2017 | $46,250 | 2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $45,210 | -0.75% | - |
| 2015 | $45,550 | 3.12% | - |
| 2014 | $44,130 | 0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $43,980 | 5.18% | - |
| 2012 | $41,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,820 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Ames and 5.8 percent (5.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ames | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |