How much do Instructional Coordinators make in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

Percentile spread

For Instructional Coordinators, the published 10th percentile is $58,290 and the 90th percentile is $91,830. The difference is $33,540, which is 41.3% 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 $65,250 to the 75th at $81,890, covers $16,640.

The mean annual wage is $76,480, which sits below the median of $81,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $77,440 for Instructional Coordinators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,261, which is 20.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.3% higher than the Iowa median of $74,970.

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 $81,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Instructional Coordinators at $93,261 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Instructional Coordinators. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ranks 4th of 17 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 $77,860 and employment of 210. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,520, against $93,261 here.
• Ames, IA is 72 miles away, with a median of $69,490 and employment of 110. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,228, against $93,261 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 81 miles away, with a median of $64,010 and employment of 70. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,298, against $93,261 here.

Employment share

Instructional Coordinators accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (130 of 84,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (227,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.