The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of landscaping and groundskeeping 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 | $23,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping 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 $48,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,960 | 11.81% | 27.94% |
| 2021 | $29,950 | -10.92% | - |
| 2020 | $33,220 | 6.95% | - |
| 2019 | $30,910 | 17.44% | - |
| 2018 | $25,520 | 3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $24,660 | -4.66% | - |
| 2016 | $25,810 | 8.49% | - |
| 2015 | $23,620 | 6.94% | - |
| 2014 | $21,980 | 0.27% | - |
| 2013 | $21,920 | -11.63% | - |
| 2012 | $24,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,960 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Iowa City | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Dubuque | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |