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Sewers, Hand salary in Iowa

The median sewers, hand in Iowa earns $42,290 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,879 a month.

10th percentile
$37,920
25th percentile
$39,570
Median percentile
$42,290
75th percentile
$44,730
90th percentile
$46,020

Based on 40 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

$34,553 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,290
Federal income tax−$2,895
Social Security + Medicare−$3,235
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,607
Monthly take-home$2,879
Every two weeks$1,329

Does it go far here?

$48,187Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
34%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

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