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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Iowa

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Iowa earns $77,740 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,047 a month.

10th percentile
$47,290
25th percentile
$61,370
Median percentile
$77,740
75th percentile
$102,090
90th percentile
$159,410

Based on 910 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

$60,566 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,740
Federal income tax−$8,273
Social Security + Medicare−$5,947
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,954
Monthly take-home$5,047
Every two weeks$2,329

Does it go far here?

$88,580Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
19%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 art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa