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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers take-home pay in Iowa

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Iowa earns $131,730. After taxes that leaves about $96,298 a year, or $8,025 a month. Your effective tax rate is about 26.9%.

$96,298 take-home a year
Gross pay$131,730
Federal income tax−$20,349
Social Security + Medicare−$10,077
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$5,006
Monthly take-home$8,025
Every two weeks$3,704

Estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction, 2026 federal rules. State tax uses an approximate effective rate; local taxes and pre-tax deductions are not included.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Iowa