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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Iowa

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in Iowa earns $72,540 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,759 a month.

10th percentile
$46,520
25th percentile
$60,670
Median percentile
$72,540
75th percentile
$80,950
90th percentile
$90,760

Based on 1,130 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

$57,105 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,540
Federal income tax−$7,129
Social Security + Medicare−$5,549
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,757
Monthly take-home$4,759
Every two weeks$2,196

Does it go far here?

$82,655Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
20%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 civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa