SOC 25-3011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Cedar Rapids, IA is $40,310. The 10th percentile is $24,100 and the 90th percentile is $48,010. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$40,310

10th percentile
$24,100
25th percentile
$38,930
Median
$40,310
75th percentile
$48,010
90th percentile
$48,010
Mean
$40,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, the published 10th percentile is $24,100 and the 90th percentile is $48,010. The difference is $23,910, which is 59.3% 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 $38,930 to the 75th at $48,010, covers $9,080.

The mean annual wage is $40,920, which sits above the median of $40,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 34.5% lower than the national median of $61,540 for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,311, which is 26.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16% lower than the Iowa median of $48,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cedar Rapids, IA is 88.963, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors at $45,311 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 10th of 11 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).).

  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $39,110 and employment of 40. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,925, against $45,311 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $64,490 and employment of 50. That median is 60% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,396, against $45,311 here.
  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 114 miles away, with a median of $78,110 and employment of 60. That median is 93.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,116, against $45,311 here.

Employment share

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (50 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.50 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Cedar Rapids, IA is $40,310. The 10th percentile is $24,100 and the 90th percentile is $48,010. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors?

The local median is 34.5% lower than the national median of $61,540.

What is Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors pay in Cedar Rapids, IA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cedar Rapids, IA is 88.963, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $40,310 is $45,311. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cedar Rapids, IA compare with nearby metros for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors?

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $39,110. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 10th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.