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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $58,800 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,933 a month.

10th percentile
$39,770
25th percentile
$45,370
Median percentile
$58,800
75th percentile
$74,310
90th percentile
$84,100

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

$47,191 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,800
Federal income tax−$4,876
Social Security + Medicare−$4,498
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,234
Monthly take-home$3,933
Every two weeks$1,815

Does it go far here?

$66,095Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
24%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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