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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel salary in Ames, IA

The median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in Ames, IA earns $63,230 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,215 a month.

10th percentile
$35,530
25th percentile
$39,570
Median percentile
$63,230
75th percentile
$91,490
90th percentile
$123,770

Based on 220 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

$50,583 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,230
Federal income tax−$5,408
Social Security + Medicare−$4,837
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,403
Monthly take-home$4,215
Every two weeks$1,945

Does it go far here?

$71,181Median pay in Ames, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ames, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,700
Accountants and Auditors$79,320
Registered Nurses$77,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Construction Laborers$49,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,740

All sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa