How much do Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $44,990 and the 90th percentile is $71,830. The difference is $26,840, which is 53.5% 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 $47,230 to the 75th at $69,330, covers $22,100.

The mean annual wage is $55,290, which sits above the median of $50,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 19.4% lower than the national median of $62,280 for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,405, which is 9.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% lower than the Iowa median of $50,480.

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 $50,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other at $56,405 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 5th of 7 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 $62,920 and employment of 110. That median is 25.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,758, against $56,405 here.
• Ames, IA is 106 miles away, with a median of $65,020 and employment of 50. That median is 29.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,196, against $56,405 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $43,960 and employment of 130. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,938, against $56,405 here.

Employment share

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (30 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.