How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, the published 10th percentile is $38,690 and the 90th percentile is $68,390. The difference is $29,700, which is 48.4% 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 $49,750 to the 75th at $68,390, covers $18,640.

The mean annual wage is $59,150, which sits below the median of $61,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 13.1% higher than the national median of $54,210 for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,939, which is 27.2% 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 $61,340.

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 $61,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs at $68,939 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 6th of 14 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 $57,660 and employment of 50. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,232, against $68,939 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $65,980 and employment of 90. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,069, against $68,939 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 114 miles away, with a median of $49,330 and employment of 50. That median is 19.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,755, against $68,939 here.

Employment share

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (70 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.50 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.