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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $75,030 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,897 a month.

10th percentile
$61,730
25th percentile
$65,890
Median percentile
$75,030
75th percentile
$90,310
90th percentile
$90,310

Based on 30 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

$58,762 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,030
Federal income tax−$7,677
Social Security + Medicare−$5,740
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,851
Monthly take-home$4,897
Every two weeks$2,260

Does it go far here?

$84,338Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
19%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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