How much do Construction Managers make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $66,010 and the 90th percentile is $165,470. The difference is $99,460, which is 101.1% 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 $81,780 to the 75th at $133,130, covers $51,350.

The mean annual wage is $112,940, which sits above the median of $98,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,585, which is 3.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the Iowa median of $99,280.

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 $98,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $110,585 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 16th of 20 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 $97,710 and employment of 140. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,776, against $110,585 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 46 miles away, with a median of $102,240 and employment of 80. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,076, against $110,585 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $92,100 and employment of 110. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,793, against $110,585 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (280 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.