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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Iowa

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Iowa earns $89,320 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,689 a month.

10th percentile
$59,960
25th percentile
$67,480
Median percentile
$89,320
75th percentile
$129,320
90th percentile
$174,270

Based on 2,510 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

$68,272 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,320
Federal income tax−$10,820
Social Security + Medicare−$6,833
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$3,394
Monthly take-home$5,689
Every two weeks$2,626

Does it go far here?

$101,775Median 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 education administrators, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa