Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of librarians and media collections specialists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians and media collections specialists 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,050
25th Percentile Wage
$43,430
50th Percentile Wage
$61,630
75th Percentile Wage
$74,910
90th Percentile Wage
$83,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians and media collections specialists 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 $83,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,050.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians and media collections specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$61,630
2.58% 7.35%
2021
$60,040
19.27% -
2020
$48,470
-17.80% -
2019
$57,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,630, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the second highest paying city for librarians and media collections specialists in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Ames (median annual salary of $62,840). Compared with Ames, the median annual salary of librarians and media collections specialists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ames
$62,840
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$61,630
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$60,840
Iowa City
$60,340
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$59,920
Dubuque
$59,100
Cedar Rapids
$57,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$42,830
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$34,230
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$29,880
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$29,310

See also: Top paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa.