The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of travel 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 | $24,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel 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 $77,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41,010 | 3.54% | 5.95% |
| 2019 | $39,560 | 2.58% | - |
| 2018 | $38,540 | -0.83% | - |
| 2017 | $38,860 | 0.75% | - |
| 2016 | $38,570 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $38,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,010 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Iowa City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City |