Salary by Metro

May 2025 OEWS · Iowa

Highest-paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

All-occupations median

$47,430

10th percentile
$28,430
25th percentile
$36,020
Median
$47,430
75th percentile
$63,660
90th percentile
$92,590
Mean
$56,540

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 84,260.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 87.057, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

Iowa · What this metro includes

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A police officer during a United Nations visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2012. Photograph by Myriam Asmani, MONUSCO. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other90$211,410$295,200$446,700
Family Medicine Physicians130$75,760$287,990$386,990
Chief Executives110$76,450$199,010$380,670
Dentists, General60$101,000$163,600$219,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers60$102,250$140,340$193,680
Pharmacists160$103,960$138,690$165,500
Physician Assistants60$100,430$132,880$191,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers120$100,520$132,210$202,470
Veterinarians60$77,910$130,740$164,410
Lawyers160$63,800$126,570$360,480
Nurse Practitioners260$104,330$126,330$172,420
Human Resources Managers80$83,630$125,970$201,870
Financial Managers370$80,800$125,690$216,490
Sales Managers150$69,140$125,050$215,620
Marketing Managers80$74,350$114,940$184,160
Software Developers280$64,640$113,970$167,230
Computer Occupations, All Other140$35,850$107,660$187,200
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives90$72,490$106,660$122,030
Information Security Analysts30$65,210$106,350$143,160
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products70$56,320$104,530$179,010
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other250$64,020$103,680$103,680
Medical and Health Services Managers340$75,670$103,330$187,330
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary160$76,960$103,180$140,920
Industrial Production Managers170$76,270$102,810$173,400
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers50$64,740$102,680$115,470
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary100$48,170$100,240$210,350
Managers, All Other150$61,880$99,530$171,760
Occupational Therapists80$74,770$98,240$116,190
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators420$55,130$97,770$97,770
Civil Engineers110$61,680$97,430$128,360
Physical Therapists120$74,860$97,180$119,240
Engineers, All Other40$59,650$96,440$119,600
Facilities Managers130$60,990$95,470$135,160
Administrative Services Managers50$55,790$94,440$164,090
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval40$59,720$93,620$150,500
Industrial Engineers120$73,980$92,330$125,780
Construction Managers110$69,390$92,100$151,690
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers140$64,870$91,250$138,830
Personal Financial Advisors120$42,960$90,520$286,560
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists80$65,000$90,230$97,380

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2,920$35,530$47,440$48,440
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,500$21,720$27,820$35,870
Retail Salespersons2,460$26,380$31,270$45,890
Cashiers2,340$23,300$29,320$36,650
Registered Nurses1,890$63,100$76,920$97,310
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1,610$40,160$50,310$61,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1,600$37,780$58,730$79,220
Stockers and Order Fillers1,560$27,780$36,990$49,040
Customer Service Representatives1,540$28,740$39,530$61,230
General and Operations Managers1,510$41,870$82,400$170,250
Nursing Assistants1,440$35,790$38,930$46,560
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1,440$28,430$34,510$46,810
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary1,350$22,570$29,900$37,480
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,320$27,360$36,510$46,380
Waiters and Waitresses1,280$15,080$21,490$48,840
Office Clerks, General1,220$29,000$43,980$61,200
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education890$47,220$60,780$77,500
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General870$36,290$50,940$74,450
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products780$37,380$67,040$127,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive720$35,270$46,230$62,100
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators720$47,070$51,600$63,460
Construction Laborers710$38,180$49,950$72,500
Cooks, Restaurant670$28,910$35,420$44,170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education660$47,520$60,440$77,800
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers660$37,890$51,250$63,190

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $47,430. Employment is 84,260.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $295,200, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.