How much do Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan, the published 10th percentile is $32,340 and the 90th percentile is $44,860. The difference is $12,520, which is 35.1% 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 $35,650 to the 75th at $38,540, covers $2,890.

The mean annual wage is $37,760, which sits above the median of $35,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 22.4% lower than the national median of $45,920 for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,073, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% lower than the Iowa median of $39,520.

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 $35,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan at $40,073 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 11th of 11 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 $39,530 and employment of 110. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,407, against $40,073 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $39,130 and employment of 80. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,927, against $40,073 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $39,810 and employment of 430. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,413, against $40,073 here.

Employment share

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (180 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (148,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 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.