The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators 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 | $28,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $47,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,540 | -0.33% | 10.97% |
| 2021 | $36,660 | -19.45% | - |
| 2020 | $43,790 | 17.68% | - |
| 2019 | $36,050 | 0.19% | - |
| 2018 | $35,980 | 6.86% | - |
| 2017 | $33,510 | 7.52% | - |
| 2016 | $30,990 | 1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $30,590 | 6.67% | - |
| 2014 | $28,550 | -20.25% | - |
| 2013 | $34,330 | 5.24% | - |
| 2012 | $32,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,540 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Iowa City and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Iowa City | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque | |
| Ames | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |