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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Iowa

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Iowa earns $28,210 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,981 a month.

10th percentile
$16,980
25th percentile
$20,400
Median percentile
$28,210
75th percentile
$31,300
90th percentile
$35,460

Based on 3,250 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

$23,769 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,210
Federal income tax−$1,211
Social Security + Medicare−$2,158
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,072
Monthly take-home$1,981
Every two weeks$914

Does it go far here?

$32,144Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
49%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa