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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Iowa

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Iowa earns $131,730 a year, 43% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,025 a month.

10th percentile
$64,100
25th percentile
$86,570
Median percentile
$131,730
75th percentile
$168,510
90th percentile
$201,080

Based on 100 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

$96,298 take-home a year
Gross pay$131,730
Federal income tax−$20,349
Social Security + Medicare−$10,077
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$5,006
Monthly take-home$8,025
Every two weeks$3,704

Does it go far here?

$150,099Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
12%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 airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa