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Air Traffic Controllers salary in Iowa

The median air traffic controllers in Iowa earns $90,790 a year, 39% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,771 a month.

10th percentile
$54,930
25th percentile
$76,980
Median percentile
$90,790
75th percentile
$105,610
90th percentile
$121,720

Based on 120 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

$69,251 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,790
Federal income tax−$11,144
Social Security + Medicare−$6,945
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$3,450
Monthly take-home$5,771
Every two weeks$2,663

Does it go far here?

$103,450Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,190
Family Medicine Physicians$265,200
Chief Executives$211,190
Dentists, General$181,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,780
Pharmacists$138,860
Physician Assistants$134,770

All air traffic controllers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa