How much do Chemical Technicians make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $53,750 and the 90th percentile is $72,960. The difference is $19,210, which is 33.1% 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 $58,090 to the 75th at $58,770, covers $680.

The mean annual wage is $60,260, which sits above the median of $58,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,297, which is 8.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Iowa median of $58,090.

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 $58,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Technicians at $65,297 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Technicians. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $64,410 and employment of 40. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,307, against $65,297 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $57,000 and employment of 50. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,159, against $65,297 here.
• Madison, WI is 124 miles away, with a median of $60,720 and employment of 270. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,413, against $65,297 here.

Employment share

Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (60 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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.