Paycheck Atlas

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salary in Ames, IA

The median sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in Ames, IA earns $68,680 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,545 a month.

10th percentile
$40,650
25th percentile
$52,740
Median percentile
$68,680
75th percentile
$92,830
90th percentile
$125,260

Based on 440 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

$54,537 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,680
Federal income tax−$6,280
Social Security + Medicare−$5,254
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,610
Monthly take-home$4,545
Every two weeks$2,098

Does it go far here?

$77,316Median pay in Ames, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
22%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, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa