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Accountants and Auditors salary in Waterloo, IA

The median accountants and auditors in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA earns $73,530 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,814 a month.

10th percentile
$48,610
25th percentile
$59,790
Median percentile
$73,530
75th percentile
$94,330
90th percentile
$122,140

Based on 540 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$57,764 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,530
Federal income tax−$7,347
Social Security + Medicare−$5,625
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,794
Monthly take-home$4,814
Every two weeks$2,222

Does it go far here?

$84,462Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waterloo, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$82,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,850
Registered Nurses$76,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,040
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,730

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