How much do Sales Engineers make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Sales Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $68,420 and the 90th percentile is $164,500. The difference is $96,080, which is 97.3% 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 $81,590 to the 75th at $121,000, covers $39,410.

The mean annual wage is $108,380, which sits above the median of $98,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 20.9% lower than the national median of $124,900 for Sales Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,001, which is 11.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.3% higher than the Iowa median of $83,450.

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 $98,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Engineers at $111,001 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 Sales Engineers. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 4th 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).).

• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 114 miles away, with a median of $118,760 and employment of 30. That median is 20.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,412, against $111,001 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $83,450 and employment of 160. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,002, against $111,001 here.
• Madison, WI is 124 miles away, with a median of $119,900 and employment of 200. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,244, against $111,001 here.