The annual salary statistics of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of securities, commodities, and financial services 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 | $39,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for securities, commodities, and financial services 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 $122,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,070 | 9.71% | 0.04% |
| 2021 | $48,820 | 0.41% | - |
| 2020 | $48,620 | 7.53% | - |
| 2019 | $44,960 | 0.44% | - |
| 2018 | $44,760 | 2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $43,700 | 1.35% | - |
| 2016 | $43,110 | -20.46% | - |
| 2015 | $51,930 | -2.31% | - |
| 2014 | $53,130 | 2.39% | - |
| 2013 | $51,860 | -4.22% | - |
| 2012 | $54,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,070 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Ames | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |