Carpenters salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

Median pay for carpenters in Cedar Rapids, IA: $50,670/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,360 – $65,880 · about 540 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$680 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Cedar Rapids

With Cedar Rapids's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $50,670 has the buying power of about $56,309 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $75,477 · median home $244,344 · median rent $1,234/mo.

Full Cedar Rapids cost of living & taxes →

How Cedar Rapids ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cedar Rapids, IA is 88th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Cedar Rapids's cost of living is applied, it ranks 72nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Cedar Rapids sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Cedar Rapids

A median home in Cedar Rapids, IA costs $244,344 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,234/mo works out at 29% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Cedar Rapids.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cedar Rapids	Rent vs Cedar Rapids
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+78%	2.4×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+58%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+57%	2.6×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+49%	2.9×

Same job elsewhere in IA

Metro	Median pay	vs Cedar Rapids	Rent vs Cedar Rapids
Davenport, IA	$54,690	+8%	0.8×
Des Moines, IA	$50,400	−1%	1×

Staying in IA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires carpenters around Cedar Rapids

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Archer Daniels Midland · Manufacturing
• General Mills · Manufacturing
• Quaker Oats · Manufacturing

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