The annual salary statistics of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $28,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,260 | 3.72% | 36.73% |
| 2021 | $37,800 | 6.56% | - |
| 2020 | $35,320 | 4.08% | - |
| 2019 | $33,880 | 6.70% | - |
| 2018 | $31,610 | 10.57% | - |
| 2017 | $28,270 | 6.37% | - |
| 2016 | $26,470 | 3.78% | - |
| 2015 | $25,470 | 4.24% | - |
| 2014 | $24,390 | -3.08% | - |
| 2013 | $25,140 | 1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $24,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,260, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the second highest paying city for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Waterloo-Cedar Falls (median annual salary of $39,420). Compared with Waterloo-Cedar Falls, the median annual salary of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Des Moines-West Des Moines is .4 percent (.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Iowa City |