The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides 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 | $20,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides 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 $31,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal care aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,100 | 5.68% | 12.74% |
| 2017 | $22,730 | 1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $22,350 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $22,170 | 4.56% | - |
| 2014 | $21,160 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $21,190 | 0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $21,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,100 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |