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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salary in Iowa

The median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Iowa earns $37,590 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,580 a month.

10th percentile
$29,120
25th percentile
$30,610
Median percentile
$37,590
75th percentile
$39,500
90th percentile
$46,700

Based on 930 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

$30,955 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,590
Federal income tax−$2,331
Social Security + Medicare−$2,876
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,428
Monthly take-home$2,580
Every two weeks$1,191

Does it go far here?

$42,832Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
38%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 farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa