Physician salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$320,653
Middle 50%$267.3k–$511.8k
vs. national median+30%comparison median $247,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $239,200 and $579,143.
PercentileSalary
10th$256,048
25th$267,280
50th (median)$320,653
75th$511,786
90th$560,000

Cost of living

Cedar Rapids's median Physician salary of $320,653 is worth about $360,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Cedar Rapids, IA area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (50 employed). The H-1B median here is $320,653, 34% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cogent Healthcare of Iowa, P.C.too few6
Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowatoo few6
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundationtoo few3
Physicians' Clinic of Iowa, P.C.too 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 too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.