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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Iowa

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Iowa earns $58,440 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,910 a month.

10th percentile
$31,620
25th percentile
$39,550
Median percentile
$58,440
75th percentile
$76,040
90th percentile
$86,600

Based on 1,770 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

$46,916 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,440
Federal income tax−$4,833
Social Security + Medicare−$4,471
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,221
Monthly take-home$3,910
Every two weeks$1,804

Does it go far here?

$66,589Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
25%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa