Paycheck Atlas

Surgeons, All Other salary in Iowa

The median surgeons, all other in Iowa earns $370,390 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $20,433 a month.

10th percentile
$86,290
25th percentile
$235,980
Median percentile
$370,390
75th percentile
$657,190
90th percentile
$239,200

Based on 110 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

$245,201 take-home a year
Gross pay$370,390
Federal income tax−$92,771
Social Security + Medicare−$18,343
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$14,075
Monthly take-home$20,433
Every two weeks$9,431

Does it go far here?

$422,039Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
5%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 surgeons, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa