Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hiawatha, Marion.

Median salary$78,563
Middle 50%$74.6k–$92.6k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $95,183
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,630 and $121,684.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,630
25th$74,630
50th (median)$78,563
75th$92,625
90th$103,759

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $64,438 (40 filings) FY2021: median $65,707 (42 filings) FY2022: median $66,352 (50 filings) FY2023: median $65,042 (45 filings) FY2025: median $79,603 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 42 filings FY21 FY2022: 50 filings FY22 FY2023: 45 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 50
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$64,438$64,438$67,60040
FY2021$65,707$65,707$69,08842
FY2022$66,352$66,352$71,90650
FY2023$65,042$65,042$71,90645
FY2024–––8
FY2025$79,603$74,630$91,75015
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Cedar Rapids's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $78,563 is worth about $88,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cedar Rapids = 89.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Cedar Rapids, IA area earned a median of $106,750 in May 2025 (360 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,563, 26% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
HCLTechtoo few5
Atos Synteltoo few5
Rockwell Collinstoo few3
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $78,563 18
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$74,630$78,56318

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.