The annual salary statistics of brokerage clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of brokerage clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for brokerage clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of brokerage clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,290 | -2.03% | 7.17% |
| 2021 | $47,230 | -24.50% | - |
| 2020 | $58,800 | 9.74% | - |
| 2019 | $53,070 | 9.97% | - |
| 2017 | $47,780 | 0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $47,360 | 2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $46,270 | 5.71% | - |
| 2014 | $43,630 | -0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $43,950 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $42,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,290, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the second highest paying city for brokerage clerks in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $55,350). Compared with Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of brokerage clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |