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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in Iowa

The median landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Iowa earns $38,920 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,664 a month.

10th percentile
$28,480
25th percentile
$32,170
Median percentile
$38,920
75th percentile
$46,240
90th percentile
$58,420

Based on 8,800 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

$31,973 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,920
Federal income tax−$2,490
Social Security + Medicare−$2,977
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,479
Monthly take-home$2,664
Every two weeks$1,230

Does it go far here?

$44,347Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
36%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 landscaping and groundskeeping workers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa