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Amusement and Recreation Attendants salary in Iowa City, IA

SOC 39-3091 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$28,870
per year in Iowa City, IA
Middle half
$22,530–$33,280
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
400
in Iowa City, IA
Concentration
1.68×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Iowa City, IA
$28,870
published median
United States
$32,150
10.2% below the national median
Rank among metro areas
162nd
369 with a published estimate

State-level comparison: Iowa ($27,430). Metro estimates cover the whole labor market, including portions that cross state lines.

After local prices: the $28,870 median has purchasing power comparable to about $31,549 nationally. Iowa City, IA's BEA regional price parity is 91.5 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Iowa City, IA.

$20,450$48,920

Getting in

Typical education to enter
No formal educational credential
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for amusement and recreation attendants. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Omaha, NE-IA$29,50091.91,3701.07×
2Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$28,96089.15101.10×
3Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$27,86091.71,7001.65×
4Dubuque, IA$27,11087.31901.28×
5Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$27,11086.51500.76×
6Ames, IA$27,10088.81100.77×
7Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$26,40087.13401.58×
8Cedar Rapids, IA$23,64089.04601.30×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where amusement and recreation attendants wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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