Lawyers salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

Median pay for lawyers in Cedar Rapids, IA: $126,770/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $53,540 – $183,390 · about 380 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$6,930 (+6%).

What it's really worth in Cedar Rapids

With Cedar Rapids's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $126,770 has the buying power of about $140,877 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $75,477 · median home $244,344 · median rent $1,234/mo.

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How Cedar Rapids ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cedar Rapids, IA is 70th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Cedar Rapids's cost of living is applied, it ranks 40th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Cedar Rapids is one of the places where lawyers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Cedar Rapids

A median home in Cedar Rapids, IA costs $244,344 — about 1.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,234/mo works out at 12% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Cedar Rapids.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cedar Rapids	Rent vs Cedar Rapids
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+89%	2.9×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+71%	2.6×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+53%	2.4×
New York, NY	$185,790	+47%	2.8×

Same job elsewhere in IA

Metro	Median pay	vs Cedar Rapids	Rent vs Cedar Rapids
Davenport, IA	$125,930	−1%	0.8×
Des Moines, IA	$107,990	−15%	1×

Staying in IA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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