Iowa Take-Home Pay by Salary — 2026
Iowa charges a flat 3.8%. For a single filer in Iowa, take-home pay is $41,107 on a $50,000 salary, $76,032 on $100,000 and $174,334 on $250,000, after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax.
In Iowa the share of salary that goes to tax rises from 14.01% at $30,000 to 35.57% at $500,000. Iowa income tax accounts for $1,248 of the tax at $50,000 and $8,848 at $250,000, 2.50% and 3.54% of salary.
Against the other jurisdictions, Iowa ranks 16th of 51 for take-home pay at $75,000 and 18th at $250,000, highest first. Some Iowa localities levy their own income tax, which these figures do not include.
Filing status changes the figure. On $75,000 a married couple filing jointly in Iowa keeps $63,076 and a head of household $61,622, against $59,394 for a single filer. Spread over 2,080 working hours, a single filer's take-home is $20 an hour at $50,000 and $37 at $100,000.
Next door, a $75,000 salary leaves Minnesota $1,378 less, Wisconsin $745 less, Illinois $1,370 less, Missouri $335 less, Nebraska $335 less, South Dakota $2,198 more than the $59,394 it leaves in Iowa.
Each of the 25 Iowa salaries below has its own page with all four filing statuses, the bracket each tax reaches and the same salary in the other 50 jurisdictions. For a salary not listed, or for dependents, use the take-home calculator set to Iowa.
Take-home pay in Iowa at 25 salaries
Single filer, wages only, standard deduction, no dependents, no local tax.
| Salary | Take-home | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $25,797 | $2,150 |
| $35,000 | $29,624 | $2,469 |
| $40,000 | $33,452 | $2,788 |
| $45,000 | $37,279 | $3,107 |
| $50,000 | $41,107 | $3,426 |
| $55,000 | $44,934 | $3,745 |
| $60,000 | $48,762 | $4,063 |
| $65,000 | $52,589 | $4,382 |
| $70,000 | $56,067 | $4,672 |
| $75,000 | $59,394 | $4,950 |
| $80,000 | $62,722 | $5,227 |
| $85,000 | $66,049 | $5,504 |
| $90,000 | $69,377 | $5,781 |
| $100,000 | $76,032 | $6,336 |
| $110,000 | $82,687 | $6,891 |
| $120,000 | $89,342 | $7,445 |
| $125,000 | $92,605 | $7,717 |
| $130,000 | $95,833 | $7,986 |
| $150,000 | $108,743 | $9,062 |
| $175,000 | $124,880 | $10,407 |
| $200,000 | $141,979 | $11,832 |
| $250,000 | $174,334 | $14,528 |
| $300,000 | $204,429 | $17,036 |
| $400,000 | $263,279 | $21,940 |
| $500,000 | $322,129 | $26,844 |
Every filing status in Iowa
Take-home pay per year at three salaries; wages only, standard deduction, no dependents.