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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.31 $28.00 $36.98 $49.01 $67.25
          Yearly $44,310 $58,230 $76,910 $101,950 $139,870
          Iowa Hourly $23.20 $24.17 $29.33 $33.28 $42.58
          Yearly $48,260 $50,280 $61,010 $69,220 $88,560
          Iowa City, IA Metro Area Hourly $23.20 $23.20 $23.56 $29.33 $31.67
          Yearly $48,260 $48,260 $49,000 $61,010 $65,860
          Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area Hourly $25.40 $28.84 $29.86 $34.72 $49.35
          Yearly $52,830 $59,990 $62,110 $72,210 $102,640
          Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area Hourly $23.17 $28.22 $32.40 $39.37 $45.83
          Yearly $48,200 $58,690 $67,390 $81,890 $95,330
          Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area Hourly $25.04 $28.12 $30.29 $35.89 $45.89
          Yearly $52,080 $58,490 $63,010 $74,650 $95,440
          Southeast Iowa Balance of State Hourly $16.18 $22.43 $29.32 $30.44 $37.11
          Yearly $33,640 $46,640 $60,990 $63,320 $77,190
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          Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Dubuque, IA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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