The annual salary statistics of security guards in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards 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 | $24,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards 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 $60,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,320 | 10.90% | 42.72% |
| 2021 | $31,470 | 9.28% | - |
| 2020 | $28,550 | 11.17% | - |
| 2019 | $25,360 | 7.65% | - |
| 2018 | $23,420 | -2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $23,930 | -1.25% | - |
| 2016 | $24,230 | -4.95% | - |
| 2015 | $25,430 | -2.04% | - |
| 2014 | $25,950 | 4.97% | - |
| 2013 | $24,660 | 17.96% | - |
| 2012 | $20,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,320, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Ames (median annual salary of $44,780). Compared with Ames, the median annual salary of security guards in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ames | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |