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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $78,500 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,089 a month.

10th percentile
$46,920
25th percentile
$60,350
Median percentile
$78,500
75th percentile
$79,940
90th percentile
$97,760

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,072 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,500
Federal income tax−$8,440
Social Security + Medicare−$6,005
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,983
Monthly take-home$5,089
Every two weeks$2,349

Does it go far here?

$88,239Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($928 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,020
Software Developers$114,340
Project Management Specialists$93,760
General and Operations Managers$90,620
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$86,880
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$83,210
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,560
Registered Nurses$78,370

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