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          Wages for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in IOWA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.48 $14.99 $17.00 $18.51 $22.17
          Yearly $28,030 $31,190 $35,360 $38,500 $46,120
          Iowa Hourly $12.99 $13.68 $14.48 $16.64 $17.60
          Yearly $27,020 $28,440 $30,110 $34,610 $36,600
          Northeast Iowa Balance of State Hourly $11.68 $13.67 $14.46 $16.29 $17.27
          Yearly $24,290 $28,430 $30,080 $33,880 $35,910
          Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area Hourly $13.47 $13.67 $14.40 $16.92 $17.60
          Yearly $28,020 $28,430 $29,940 $35,180 $36,600
          Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area Hourly $13.82 $14.15 $16.25 $17.41 $18.21
          Yearly $28,750 $29,440 $33,790 $36,210 $37,870
          Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Hourly $13.79 $15.00 $15.26 $16.56 $17.31
          Yearly $28,690 $31,200 $31,730 $34,450 $36,000
          Iowa City, IA Metro Area Hourly $13.28 $13.58 $14.11 $16.34 $17.37
          Yearly $27,620 $28,240 $29,350 $33,980 $36,120
          Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area Hourly $13.04 $14.16 $15.04 $17.01 $17.53
          Yearly $27,110 $29,450 $31,290 $35,380 $36,460
          Dubuque, IA Metro Area Hourly $13.48 $14.58 $15.51 $16.51 $16.74
          Yearly $28,030 $30,330 $32,270 $34,330 $34,820
          Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area Hourly $11.20 $12.99 $13.53 $15.72 $16.77
          Yearly $23,300 $27,020 $28,140 $32,700 $34,870
          Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area Hourly $14.14 $14.47 $15.46 $17.49 $18.39
          Yearly $29,400 $30,100 $32,150 $36,380 $38,250
          Southwest Iowa Balance of State Hourly $10.94 $13.34 $13.96 $14.89 $17.12
          Yearly $22,760 $27,750 $29,030 $30,960 $35,620
          Southeast Iowa Balance of State Hourly $12.91 $13.56 $14.14 $15.85 $16.77
          Yearly $26,860 $28,210 $29,410 $32,970 $34,880
          Ames, IA Metro Area Hourly $13.28 $13.70 $15.31 $17.08 $17.19
          Yearly $27,610 $28,490 $31,840 $35,530 $35,750
          Northwest Iowa Balance of State Hourly $11.26 $13.64 $14.14 $14.77 $16.53
          Yearly $23,420 $28,360 $29,410 $30,710 $34,380