How much do Pharmacy Aides make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Aides, the published 10th percentile is $21,250 and the 90th percentile is $39,230. The difference is $17,980, which is 57.7% 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 $28,070 to the 75th at $36,250, covers $8,180.

The mean annual wage is $31,660, which sits above the median of $31,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $37,680 for Pharmacy Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,003, which is 7.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% lower than the Iowa median of $33,270.

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 $31,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Aides at $35,003 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Aides. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 8th of 8 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 $36,370 and employment of 100. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,745, against $35,003 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 46 miles away, with a median of $35,440 and employment of 30. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,583, against $35,003 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $31,850 and employment of 50. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,585, against $35,003 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Aides accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (100 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.82 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.