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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Iowa City, IA

The median home health and personal care aides in Iowa City, IA earns $35,630 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,455 a month.

10th percentile
$30,240
25th percentile
$32,600
Median percentile
$35,630
75th percentile
$37,560
90th percentile
$44,590

Based on 1,780 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

$29,455 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,630
Federal income tax−$2,096
Social Security + Medicare−$2,726
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,354
Monthly take-home$2,455
Every two weeks$1,133

Does it go far here?

$38,936Median pay in Iowa City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.5 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa City, IA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$107,680
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,570
Registered Nurses$85,940
General and Operations Managers$81,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,850
Accountants and Auditors$75,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,430

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