The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides 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 | $21,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides 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 $32,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of home health aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $26,160 | 5.85% | 15.41% |
| 2017 | $24,630 | 1.34% | - |
| 2016 | $24,300 | 3.33% | - |
| 2015 | $23,490 | 0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $23,460 | 2.86% | - |
| 2013 | $22,790 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $22,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,160 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cedar Rapids.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Cedar Rapids |