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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Iowa

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Iowa earns $103,360 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,468 a month.

10th percentile
$63,250
25th percentile
$80,750
Median percentile
$103,360
75th percentile
$131,490
90th percentile
$166,390

Based on 430 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

$77,616 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,360
Federal income tax−$13,909
Social Security + Medicare−$7,907
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$3,928
Monthly take-home$6,468
Every two weeks$2,985

Does it go far here?

$117,773Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
15%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 engineering teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa