The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of slaughterers and meat packers 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 | $17,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $47,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $37,690 | 10.43% | 10.43% |
| 2018 | $33,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,690 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |