Cooks, Restaurant take-home pay in Iowa
The median cooks, restaurant in Iowa earns $35,670. After taxes that leaves about $29,485 a year, or $2,457 a month. Your effective tax rate is about 17.3%.
$29,485 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $35,670 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,100 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$2,729 |
| Iowa income tax (approx.) | −$1,355 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,457 |
| Every two weeks | $1,134 |
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.