How much do Food Processing Workers, All Other make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Food Processing Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,740 and the 90th percentile is $81,540. The difference is $42,800, which is 104.2% 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 $41,070 to the 75th at $46,250, covers $5,180.

The mean annual wage is $48,600, which sits above the median of $41,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $39,680 for Food Processing Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,165, which is 16.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Iowa median of $41,740.

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 $41,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Processing Workers, All Other at $46,165 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 Food Processing Workers, All Other. 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).).

• Ames, IA is 106 miles away, with a median of $43,520 and employment of 50. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,992, against $46,165 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $42,960 and employment of 130. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,848, against $46,165 here.
• Rochester, MN is 134 miles away, with a median of $62,330 and employment of 60. That median is 51.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,630, against $46,165 here.

Employment share

Food Processing Workers, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (70 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (65,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.20 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.