The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service mail carriers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,910 | 4.50% | -2.08% |
| 2021 | $52,440 | 1.22% | - |
| 2020 | $51,800 | 0.95% | - |
| 2019 | $51,310 | -5.71% | - |
| 2018 | $54,240 | -6.80% | - |
| 2017 | $57,930 | 0.78% | - |
| 2016 | $57,480 | -1.77% | - |
| 2015 | $58,500 | 2.22% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.50% | - |
| 2013 | $56,340 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $56,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,910 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Ames | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |