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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median child, family, and school social workers in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $49,250 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,323 a month.

10th percentile
$37,880
25th percentile
$45,030
Median percentile
$49,250
75th percentile
$58,870
90th percentile
$76,990

Based on 330 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

$39,881 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,250
Federal income tax−$3,730
Social Security + Medicare−$3,768
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,872
Monthly take-home$3,323
Every two weeks$1,534

Does it go far here?

$55,360Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
28%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

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa