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Nurse Practitioners salary in Iowa

The median nurse practitioners in Iowa earns $130,160 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,940 a month.

10th percentile
$107,990
25th percentile
$122,720
Median percentile
$130,160
75th percentile
$141,940
90th percentile
$167,590

Based on 3,240 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

$95,284 take-home a year
Gross pay$130,160
Federal income tax−$19,972
Social Security + Medicare−$9,957
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$4,946
Monthly take-home$7,940
Every two weeks$3,665

Does it go far here?

$148,310Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
12%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 nurse practitioners salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa