Paycheck Atlas

Family Medicine Physicians salary in Ames, IA

The median family medicine physicians in Ames, IA earns $248,000 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $14,370 a month.

10th percentile
$155,410
25th percentile
$224,630
Median percentile
$248,000
75th percentile
$480,450
90th percentile
$590,310

Based on 60 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

$172,445 take-home a year
Gross pay$248,000
Federal income tax−$50,664
Social Security + Medicare−$15,467
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$9,424
Monthly take-home$14,370
Every two weeks$6,633

Does it go far here?

$279,185Median pay in Ames, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
7%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ames, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,700
Accountants and Auditors$79,320
Registered Nurses$77,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Construction Laborers$49,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,740

All family medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa