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Special Education Teachers, All Other salary in Iowa

The median special education teachers, all other in Iowa earns $71,050 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,676 a month.

10th percentile
$36,390
25th percentile
$56,100
Median percentile
$71,050
75th percentile
$80,800
90th percentile
$90,870

Based on 340 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

$56,114 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,050
Federal income tax−$6,801
Social Security + Medicare−$5,435
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,700
Monthly take-home$4,676
Every two weeks$2,158

Does it go far here?

$80,958Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
21%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 special education teachers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa