The annual salary statistics of legislators in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $17,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $35,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $21,200 | -9.39% | 8.73% |
| 2015 | $23,190 | 0.95% | - |
| 2014 | $22,970 | 13.32% | - |
| 2013 | $19,910 | 2.81% | - |
| 2012 | $19,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,200 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 81.0 percent (81.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |