Salaries in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area

Typical pay for 309 jobs in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area. The median for all workers is $47,430 a year ($22.80 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$47,430

Median hourly

$22.80

Workers

84,260

vs U.S. median

-7%

Highest paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$295,200	90
Family Medicine Physician	$287,990	130
Anesthesiologist	$239,200+	50
Chief Executive	$199,010	110
Dentists, General	$163,600	60
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,340	60
Pharmacist	$138,690	160
Physician Assistant	$132,880	60
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,210	120
Veterinarian	$130,740	60
Lawyer	$126,570	160
Nurse Practitioner	$126,330	260
Human Resources Manager	$125,970	80
Financial Manager	$125,690	370
Sales Manager	$125,050	150

Most common jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Job	Workers	Median salary
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,920	$47,440
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,500	$27,820
Retail Salesperson	2,460	$31,270
Cashier	2,340	$29,320
Registered Nurse	1,890	$76,920
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,610	$50,310
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,600	$58,730
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,560	$36,990
Customer Service Representative	1,540	$39,530
General and Operations Managers	1,510	$82,400
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,440	$34,510
Nursing Assistant	1,440	$38,930
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,350	$29,900
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,320	$36,510
Waiters and Waitresses	1,280	$21,490

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Iowa.

All 309 jobs by category

Management Occupations (22)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (20)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (11)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (7)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (1)Community and Social Service Occupations (10)Legal Occupations (3)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (21)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (8)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (29)Healthcare Support Occupations (10)Protective Service Occupations (7)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)Personal Care and Service Occupations (11)Sales and Related Occupations (15)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (35)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (2)Construction and Extraction Occupations (12)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (18)Production Occupations (34)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (14)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$94,440	$45.41	50
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,340	$67.47	60
Chief Executive	$199,010	$95.68	110
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,210	$63.56	120
Construction Manager	$92,100	$44.28	110
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$103,180	—	160
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$85,060	$40.90	190
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$45,900	$22.07	70
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$63,690	$30.62	30
Facilities Manager	$95,470	$45.90	130
Financial Manager	$125,690	$60.43	370
Food Service Manager	$63,650	$30.60	100
General and Operations Managers	$82,400	$39.62	1,510
Human Resources Manager	$125,970	$60.56	80
Industrial Production Manager	$102,810	$49.43	170
Managers, All Other	$99,530	$47.85	150
Marketing Manager	$114,940	$55.26	80
Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,330	$49.68	340
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$50,850	$24.45	90
Sales Manager	$125,050	$60.12	150
Social and Community Service Managers	$59,820	$28.76	210
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$91,250	$43.87	140

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$73,530	$35.35	540
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$69,960	$33.64	230
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$73,330	$35.25	190
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$59,340	$28.53	140
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$73,260	$35.22	40
Compliance Officer	$73,200	$35.19	180
Cost Estimator	$77,070	$37.05	120
Financial and Investment Analysts	$80,100	$38.51	40
Financial Examiner	$69,360	$33.35	30
Financial Specialists, All Other	$77,840	$37.42	90
Human Resources Specialist	$61,900	$29.76	360
Labor Relations Specialist	$77,020	$37.03	60
Loan Officer	$72,990	$35.09	190
Logistician	$75,470	$36.29	70
Management Analyst	$83,850	$40.31	140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$64,000	$30.77	370
Personal Financial Advisor	$90,520	$43.52	120
Project Management Specialist	$81,600	$39.23	190
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$75,670	$36.38	30
Training and Development Specialists	$51,320	$24.68	350

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Support Specialist	$59,410	$28.56	70
Computer Occupations, All Other	$107,660	$51.76	140
Computer Programmer	$78,250	$37.62	60
Computer Systems Analyst	$80,140	$38.53	130
Computer User Support Specialist	$59,630	$28.67	270
Data Scientist	$82,050	$39.45	70
Information Security Analyst	$106,350	$51.13	30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$82,260	$39.55	150
Software Developer	$113,970	$54.80	280
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$84,920	$40.83	90
Web Developer	$78,140	$37.57	30

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$93,620	$45.01	40
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,320	$33.33	40
Civil Engineer	$97,430	$46.84	110
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$81,930	$39.39	30
Engineers, All Other	$96,440	$46.37	40
Industrial Engineer	$92,330	$44.39	120
Mechanical Engineer	$88,770	$42.68	190

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$85,100	$40.91	50

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,530	$27.18	170
Clergy	$60,170	$28.93	30
Community Health Worker	$47,590	$22.88	40
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$53,220	$25.59	190
Healthcare Social Worker	$61,980	$29.80	100
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$60,160	$28.92	50
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$90,230	$43.38	80
Rehabilitation Counselor	$42,880	$20.62	70
Social and Human Service Assistants	$44,250	$21.27	160
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$63,230	$30.40	130

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$126,570	$60.85	160
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$45,450	$21.85	50
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$48,030	$23.09	120

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$39,110	$18.80	40
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,920	$33.61	90
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,010	—	30
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$47,520	$22.84	60
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,780	—	890
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,240	—	100
Instructional Coordinator	$81,190	$39.03	130
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,530	—	60
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,180	$30.37	80
Library Technician	$47,670	$22.92	100
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,460	—	400
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,710	—	n/a
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$103,680	—	250
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$30,420	$14.63	360
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,440	—	660
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$35,520	$17.08	120
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$59,500	—	180
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,760	—	70
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,440	$17.52	400
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$29,900	—	1,350
Tutor	$32,940	$15.84	30

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$51,890	—	240
Editor	$47,300	$22.74	50
Graphic Designer	$51,060	$24.55	110
Interior Designer	$59,470	$28.59	40
Interpreters and Translators	$48,360	$23.25	60
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,930	$18.72	90
Producers and Directors	$51,500	$24.76	40
Public Relations Specialist	$61,810	$29.72	130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Anesthesiologist	$239,200+	$115.00+	50
Chiropractor	$63,280	$30.42	40
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$47,800	$22.98	200
Dental Hygienist	$82,500	$39.66	130
Dentists, General	$163,600	$78.66	60
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	$80,620	$38.76	40
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$74,010	$35.58	30
Emergency Medical Technician	$43,500	$20.91	60
Family Medicine Physician	$287,990	$138.46	130
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$46,570	$22.39	90
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$59,950	$28.82	360
Medical Records Specialist	$47,680	$22.92	80
Nurse Practitioner	$126,330	$60.73	260
Occupational Therapist	$98,240	$47.23	80
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$39,270	$18.88	n/a
Opticians, Dispensing	$44,930	$21.60	30
Paramedic	$62,350	$29.98	40
Pharmacist	$138,690	$66.68	160
Pharmacy Technician	$40,950	$19.69	270
Physical Therapist	$97,180	$46.72	120
Physician Assistant	$132,880	$63.89	60
Physicians, All Other	$295,200	$141.92	90
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$64,370	$30.95	150
Registered Nurse	$76,920	$36.98	1,890
Respiratory Therapist	$65,070	$31.29	70
Speech-Language Pathologist	$81,050	$38.97	130
Surgical Technologist	$59,910	$28.80	40
Veterinarian	$130,740	$62.86	60
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,210	$21.74	50

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$47,970	$23.06	170
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$36,510	$17.55	1,320
Medical Assistant	$45,660	$21.95	390
Medical Equipment Preparer	$39,530	$19.01	40
Nursing Assistant	$38,930	$18.72	1,440
Occupational Therapy Assistant	$61,560	$29.60	40
Pharmacy Aide	$31,850	$15.31	50
Phlebotomist	$36,970	$17.77	60
Physical Therapist Assistant	$62,850	$30.22	60
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,240	$17.42	70

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$53,480	$25.71	170
Firefighter	$61,190	$29.42	80
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$71,490	$34.37	30
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$106,660	$51.28	90
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$23,190	$11.15	90
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,970	$37.97	310
Security Guard	$38,670	$18.59	380

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$21,540	$10.36	540
Chefs and Head Cooks	$44,610	$21.45	60
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,680	$17.16	500
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,420	$17.03	670
Cooks, Short Order	$33,520	$16.12	60
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$28,930	$13.91	210
Dishwasher	$28,890	$13.89	190
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,820	$13.38	2,500
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,180	$18.36	620
Food Preparation Worker	$32,050	$15.41	170
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$28,140	$13.53	390
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,190	$13.55	140
Waiters and Waitresses	$21,490	$10.33	1,280

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$45,820	$22.03	100
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$55,860	$26.86	70
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,510	$16.59	1,440
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,770	$18.64	480
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,800	$14.81	440
Pest Control Worker	$38,090	$18.31	50

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$26,400	$12.69	340
Animal Caretaker	$29,870	$14.36	470
Childcare Worker	$27,580	$13.26	380
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,960	$18.25	170
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$37,890	$18.22	90
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$43,950	$21.13	60
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,360	$17.00	160
Recreation Worker	$29,700	$14.28	170
Residential Advisor	$38,170	$18.35	40
Skincare Specialist	$39,170	$18.83	30
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$21,390	$10.29	70

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Advertising Sales Agent	$59,440	$28.58	40
Cashier	$29,320	$14.10	2,340
Counter and Rental Clerks	$40,200	$19.33	110
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,910	$36.98	130
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,570	$21.91	580
Insurance Sales Agent	$61,860	$29.74	230
Parts Salesperson	$45,930	$22.08	210
Retail Salesperson	$31,270	$15.04	2,460
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$30,730	$14.78	70
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$57,370	$27.58	280
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,040	$32.23	780
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$104,530	$50.26	70
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$47,230	$22.71	140
Telemarketer	$28,840	$13.86	80
Travel Agent	$39,780	$19.13	30

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$37,840	$18.19	170
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,840	$23.00	140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,540	$22.86	580
Couriers and Messengers	$38,410	$18.47	40
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$49,300	$23.70	90
Customer Service Representative	$39,530	$19.01	1,540
Data Entry Keyer	$45,520	$21.89	60
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,810	$22.02	70
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$57,660	$27.72	50
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$59,770	$28.74	170
File Clerk	$48,490	$23.31	50
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,420	$29.05	500
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,190	$14.52	140
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$51,660	$24.84	40
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$50,720	$24.38	70
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,530	$19.00	110
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,990	$21.63	50
Library Assistants, Clerical	$26,790	$12.88	60
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$46,800	$22.50	190
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,660	$19.55	620
New Accounts Clerk	$42,700	$20.53	50
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$46,840	$22.52	60
Office Clerks, General	$43,980	$21.14	1,220
Order Clerk	$39,680	$19.08	30
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$57,300	$27.55	40
Postal Service Clerk	$63,970	$30.76	40
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$59,880	$28.79	200
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$61,570	$29.60	60
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,430	$27.61	160
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$62,570	$30.08	50
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,590	$17.11	240
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,230	$22.22	720
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,950	$22.57	330
Teller	$38,880	$18.69	320
Word Processors and Typists	$40,630	$19.53	40

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Agricultural Equipment Operator	$44,810	$21.55	60
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,550	$18.54	30

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$55,840	$26.85	260
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$58,860	$28.30	60
Construction and Building Inspectors	$71,330	$34.30	50
Construction Laborer	$49,950	$24.01	710
Electrician	$63,420	$30.49	360
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,760	$37.39	360
Highway Maintenance Worker	$59,380	$28.55	140
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$97,770	$47.01	420
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$55,000	$26.44	110
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,200	$29.91	220
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$63,610	$30.58	60
Sheet Metal Worker	$63,240	$30.40	80

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$51,150	$24.59	80
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,720	$23.43	430
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$58,190	$27.97	150
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$53,340	$25.65	30
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,060	$23.59	40
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$75,610	$36.35	110
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,680	$49.37	50
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,000	$29.81	80
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,410	$37.21	280
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,400	$29.04	260
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,380	$18.45	30
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$77,850	$37.43	510
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,520	$23.33	100
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,940	$24.49	870
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$65,760	$31.62	50
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$65,380	$31.43	190
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$66,000	$31.73	80
Tire Repairers and Changers	$40,250	$19.35	50

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$29,870	$14.36	120
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,130	$17.85	210
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,620	$22.41	270
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$56,100	$26.97	100
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,330	$23.72	190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$51,600	$24.81	720
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer	$60,330	$29.00	60
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,600	$23.85	70
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$44,080	$21.19	70
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,370	$36.24	470
Food Batchmaker	$44,860	$21.57	120
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$54,920	$26.40	80
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,430	$23.77	100
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,300	$19.38	n/a
Helpers--Production Workers	$48,520	$23.33	420
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,250	$24.64	660
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,200	$15.00	170
Machinist	$58,100	$27.93	180
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$60,020	$28.85	80
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$50,310	$24.19	1,610
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,180	$23.64	90
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,550	$26.71	170
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,400	$24.23	220
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,040	$20.69	210
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,590	$18.55	110
Power Plant Operator	$76,550	$36.80	30
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$31,030	$14.92	50
Printing Press Operator	$40,540	$19.49	90
Production Workers, All Other	$48,300	$23.22	380
Sewing Machine Operator	$34,310	$16.49	60
Tool and Die Makers	$65,590	$31.53	100
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,890	$30.72	120
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,080	$24.56	540
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,470	$26.19	50

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bus Drivers, School	$47,100	$22.65	130
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,460	$17.05	210
Crane and Tower Operators	$60,110	$28.90	40
Driver/Sales Worker	$44,920	$21.60	220
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,660	$28.68	330
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,730	$28.23	1,600
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,670	$20.99	480
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$47,440	$22.81	2,920
Light Truck Driver	$41,150	$19.78	590
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,010	$17.31	160
Parking Attendant	$31,010	$14.91	40
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,770	$24.41	140
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,160	$17.38	170
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,990	$17.78	1,560