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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Iowa

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Iowa earns $43,490 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,956 a month.

10th percentile
$32,790
25th percentile
$37,420
Median percentile
$43,490
75th percentile
$48,390
90th percentile
$53,620

Based on 30,890 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

$35,472 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,490
Federal income tax−$3,039
Social Security + Medicare−$3,327
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,653
Monthly take-home$2,956
Every two weeks$1,364

Does it go far here?

$49,554Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
33%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa