Audiologists in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,115
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$23,065
23.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,494
Iowa costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Iowa — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$97,180
Kept after tax
$74,115
Worth in national money
$83,494
State rank
25
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Iowa is 25 of 49 states for audiologists, with a middle wage of $97,180. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Iowa this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, audiologists ranks 54 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Iowa is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $97,180 the take-home is $74,115; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $83,494 would nationally. The average lands at $95,420, below the middle of the range.
- Iowa ranks 25 of 49 for audiologists at $97,180. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Iowa publishes a median for, audiologists sits 54 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for audiologists in Iowa, on $97,180, is $74,115 — equivalent to $83,494 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $95,420 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Audiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,740 |
| This salary | $97,180 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Iowa | $74,115 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,196 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,054 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $92,800 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,599 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of audiologists in Iowa earn under $97,180 and half over. The published range runs $73,280 at the tenth percentile to $122,740 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Iowa's $74,115, worked from $97,180. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 54 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Iowa, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $83,494, the adjusted value of that $97,180 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 54 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for audiologists in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $73,280 to $122,740; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Iowa take-home of $74,115, on $97,180 for work ranking 54 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 54 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Iowa, so $83,494 — the adjusted value of that $97,180 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 54 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $73,280 and the top tenth $122,740, so most people doing this work in Iowa sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $83,494.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Iowa then takes its own share, leaving $74,115.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($73,280 to $122,740) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Iowa rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Iowa's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $83,494 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $74,115 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Iowa income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.