How much do Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $82,040. The difference is $34,400, which is 55.7% 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 $53,530 to the 75th at $75,460, covers $21,930.

The mean annual wage is $65,810, which sits above the median of $61,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $72,040 for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,445, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Iowa median of $61,200.

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 $61,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $69,445 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 15th 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 $62,100 and employment of 590. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,862, against $69,445 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 46 miles away, with a median of $60,200 and employment of 350. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,936, against $69,445 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $60,440 and employment of 660. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,426, against $69,445 here.

Employment share

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.92% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (1,280 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,065,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.