The annual salary statistics of software developers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers 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 | $64,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers 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 $134,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $97,600 | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | $97,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,600 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 12.8 percent (12.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Iowa City | |
| Dubuque |