The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapists 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 | $64,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists 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 $106,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,570 | 10.87% | 18.37% |
| 2021 | $77,160 | -7.14% | - |
| 2020 | $82,670 | 0.97% | - |
| 2019 | $81,870 | 3.58% | - |
| 2018 | $78,940 | -1.85% | - |
| 2017 | $80,400 | 0.80% | - |
| 2016 | $79,760 | 3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $77,350 | 2.40% | - |
| 2014 | $75,490 | 4.85% | - |
| 2013 | $71,830 | 1.61% | - |
| 2012 | $70,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,570 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 5.8 percent (5.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Iowa City | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines |