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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Iowa

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Iowa earns $52,160 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,509 a month.

10th percentile
$36,570
25th percentile
$44,110
Median percentile
$52,160
75th percentile
$62,430
90th percentile
$74,490

Based on 16,500 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

$42,108 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,160
Federal income tax−$4,079
Social Security + Medicare−$3,990
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,982
Monthly take-home$3,509
Every two weeks$1,620

Does it go far here?

$59,433Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
28%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 maintenance and repair workers, general salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa