SOC 11-3051 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Industrial Production Managers make in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Production Managers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $102,810. The 10th percentile is $76,270 and the 90th percentile is $173,400. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$102,810

10th percentile
$76,270
25th percentile
$85,990
Median
$102,810
75th percentile
$128,320
90th percentile
$173,400
Mean
$115,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Industrial Production Managers, the published 10th percentile is $76,270 and the 90th percentile is $173,400. The difference is $97,130, which is 94.5% 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 $85,990 to the 75th at $128,320, covers $42,330.

The mean annual wage is $115,360, which sits above the median of $102,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median is 18.4% lower than the national median of $126,060 for Industrial Production Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,095, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% lower than the Iowa median of $106,510.

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 $102,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Production Managers at $118,095 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Production Managers. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ranks 15th of 16 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 $118,000 and employment of 310. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,639, against $118,095 here.
  • Ames, IA is 72 miles away, with a median of $113,930 and employment of 120. That median is 10.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,256, against $118,095 here.
  • Dubuque, IA is 81 miles away, with a median of $101,850 and employment of 190. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,629, against $118,095 here.

Employment share

Industrial Production Managers accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (170 of 84,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (246,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA · Industrial Production Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Industrial Production Managers make in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Production Managers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $102,810. The 10th percentile is $76,270 and the 90th percentile is $173,400. Employment is 170.

How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Production Managers?

The local median is 18.4% lower than the national median of $126,060.

What is Industrial Production Managers pay in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 87.057, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $102,810 is $118,095. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA compare with nearby metros for Industrial Production Managers?

Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $118,000. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ranks 15th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.