How much do Writers and Authors make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Writers and Authors, the published 10th percentile is $52,830 and the 90th percentile is $102,640. The difference is $49,810, which is 80.2% 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 $59,990 to the 75th at $72,210, covers $12,220.

The mean annual wage is $67,570, which sits above the median of $62,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 19.2% lower than the national median of $76,910 for Writers and Authors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,816, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the Iowa median of $61,010.

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 $62,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Writers and Authors at $69,816 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Writers and Authors. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 4th of 5 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 $49,000 and employment of 50. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,547, against $69,816 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $63,010 and employment of 90. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,712, against $69,816 here.
• Madison, WI is 124 miles away, with a median of $68,760 and employment of 150. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,677, against $69,816 here.

Employment share

Writers and Authors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (40 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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.