The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse practitioners 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 | $90,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $162,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $90,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $121,660 | -3.96% | 25.29% |
| 2021 | $126,480 | 17.30% | - |
| 2020 | $104,600 | -2.08% | - |
| 2019 | $106,780 | 1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $105,160 | 2.42% | - |
| 2017 | $102,620 | 6.38% | - |
| 2016 | $96,070 | 3.48% | - |
| 2015 | $92,730 | 3.34% | - |
| 2014 | $89,630 | -3.38% | - |
| 2013 | $92,660 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $90,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,660 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 3.0 percent (3.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Ames | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque |