How much do Word Processors and Typists make in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

Percentile spread

For Word Processors and Typists, the published 10th percentile is $36,660 and the 90th percentile is $49,560. The difference is $12,900, which is 31.7% 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 $38,080 to the 75th at $46,760, covers $8,680.

The mean annual wage is $42,230, which sits above the median of $40,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median is 17.6% lower than the national median of $49,280 for Word Processors and Typists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,671, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Iowa median of $43,210.

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 $40,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Word Processors and Typists at $46,671 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Word Processors and Typists. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 94 miles away, with a median of $45,100 and employment of 100. That median is 11% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,182, against $46,671 here.
• Madison, WI is 150 miles away, with a median of $53,710 and employment of 50. That median is 32.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,208, against $46,671 here.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 181 miles away, with a median of $51,550 and employment of 190. That median is 26.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,179, against $46,671 here.

Employment share

Word Processors and Typists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (40 of 84,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.11 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.