The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of real estate sales agents 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 | $29,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents 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 $40,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of real estate sales agents from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35,720 | -0.25% | -119.88% |
| 2019 | $35,810 | -26.22% | - |
| 2017 | $45,200 | 3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $43,570 | -16.02% | - |
| 2014 | $50,550 | 27.34% | - |
| 2013 | $36,730 | -113.83% | - |
| 2012 | $78,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,720 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 50.3 percent (50.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ames | |
| Iowa City | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |