How much do Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers make in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $64,740 and the 90th percentile is $115,470. The difference is $50,730, which is 49.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $86,250 to the 75th at $103,110, covers $16,860.

The mean annual wage is $94,800, which sits below the median of $102,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median is 7.7% higher than the national median of $95,320 for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,946, which is 23.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Iowa median of $100,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 87.057, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers at $117,946 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ranks 8th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Cedar Rapids, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $103,080 and employment of 100. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,868, against $117,946 here.
• Ames, IA is 72 miles away, with a median of $100,170 and employment of 40. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,766, against $117,946 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 82 miles away, with a median of $103,000 and employment of 40. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,557, against $117,946 here.

Employment share

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (50 of 84,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (131,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.