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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median fast food and counter workers in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $28,280 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,985 a month.

10th percentile
$21,860
25th percentile
$26,550
Median percentile
$28,280
75th percentile
$33,680
90th percentile
$35,820

Based on 3,590 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

$23,824 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,280
Federal income tax−$1,218
Social Security + Medicare−$2,163
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,075
Monthly take-home$1,985
Every two weeks$916

Does it go far here?

$31,788Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
47%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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