The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers 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 | $51,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers 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 $79,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,590 | 7.16% | 26.71% |
| 2021 | $64,610 | -0.08% | - |
| 2020 | $64,660 | 3.88% | - |
| 2019 | $62,150 | 12.23% | - |
| 2018 | $54,550 | 2.99% | - |
| 2017 | $52,920 | 1.51% | - |
| 2016 | $52,120 | 1.44% | - |
| 2015 | $51,370 | -0.51% | - |
| 2014 | $51,630 | 2.48% | - |
| 2013 | $50,350 | -1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $51,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,590, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Des Moines-West Des Moines (median annual salary of $73,150). Compared with Des Moines-West Des Moines, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Iowa City | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |