The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineers 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 | $77,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $126,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,940 | 17.74% | 30.04% |
| 2021 | $79,740 | -13.17% | - |
| 2020 | $90,240 | 9.09% | - |
| 2019 | $82,040 | 8.54% | - |
| 2017 | $75,030 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $73,200 | 2.40% | - |
| 2015 | $71,440 | 0.55% | - |
| 2014 | $71,050 | 1.87% | - |
| 2013 | $69,720 | 2.73% | - |
| 2012 | $67,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,940, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the second highest paying city for industrial engineers in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Ames (median annual salary of $97,230). Compared with Ames, the median annual salary of industrial engineers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is .3 percent (.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ames | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Dubuque | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Iowa City | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |