How much do Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $51,390 and the 90th percentile is $75,660. The difference is $24,270, which is 39.2% 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 $58,850 to the 75th at $69,000, covers $10,150.

The mean annual wage is $63,370, which sits above the median of $61,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 4% lower than the national median of $64,400 for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,512, which is 7.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the Iowa median of $62,630.

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 $61,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses at $69,512 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 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 17th 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 $63,690 and employment of 230. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,600, against $69,512 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 46 miles away, with a median of $63,750 and employment of 200. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,001, against $69,512 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $59,950 and employment of 360. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,863, against $69,512 here.

Employment share

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (380 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.42% of employment (648,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.