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Tour and Travel Guides salary in Iowa

The median tour and travel guides in Iowa earns $22,490 a year, 41% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,606 a month.

10th percentile
$20,800
25th percentile
$21,260
Median percentile
$22,490
75th percentile
$35,010
90th percentile
$43,000

Based on 330 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

$19,276 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,490
Federal income tax−$639
Social Security + Medicare−$1,720
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$855
Monthly take-home$1,606
Every two weeks$741

Does it go far here?

$25,626Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
61%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 tour and travel guides salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa