How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $61,360 and the 90th percentile is $125,440. The difference is $64,080, which is 78.6% 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 $72,400 to the 75th at $100,610, covers $28,210.

The mean annual wage is $89,340, which sits above the median of $81,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 23% lower than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,622, which is 13.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15% lower than the Iowa median of $95,920.

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 $81,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $91,622 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 17th of 19 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).).

• Iowa City, IA is 39 miles away, with a median of $82,040 and employment of 180. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,652, against $91,622 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 46 miles away, with a median of $85,310 and employment of 100. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,689, against $91,622 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $80,140 and employment of 130. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,055, against $91,622 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.32% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (440 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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.