How much do Advertising Sales Agents make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Advertising Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $35,980 and the 90th percentile is $121,530. The difference is $85,550, which is 137.0% 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 $47,690 to the 75th at $82,140, covers $34,450.

The mean annual wage is $71,220, which sits above the median of $62,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $64,820 for Advertising Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,209, which is 8.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% higher than the Iowa median of $58,480.

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 $62,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Advertising Sales Agents at $70,209 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Advertising Sales Agents. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 6th of 12 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).).

• Dubuque, IA is 46 miles away, with a median of $52,830 and employment of 30. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,496, against $70,209 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $59,440 and employment of 40. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,277, against $70,209 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $54,180 and employment of 60. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,822, against $70,209 here.

Employment share

Advertising Sales Agents accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (100 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.