Computer Occupations, All Other in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$80,877
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$26,463
24.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$91,111
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
$107,340
Kept after tax
$80,877
Worth in national money
$91,111
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $107,340, ranking 19 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Iowa this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 30 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $107,340 you keep $80,877 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $91,111 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $109,440, since top earners drag the number up.
- Iowa occupies the middle band for computer occupations, all other: a median of $107,340, ranking 19 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Iowa publishes a median for, computer occupations, all other sits 30 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.
- Retained pay in Iowa is $80,877 after the full tax stack, from $107,340. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $91,111 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $109,440 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $107,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $165,920 |
| This salary | $107,340 |
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 | $80,877 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,344 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,315 |
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 | $102,412 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,961 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $107,340 as a midpoint for Iowa, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,990 and the ninetieth is $165,920 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Iowa's $80,877, worked from $107,340. 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 30 of 493.
- Two cautions on $91,111, the adjusted value of that $107,340 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Iowa. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 30 of 493 locally.
- The Iowa median of $107,340 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,990 to $165,920. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Iowa take-home of $80,877, on $107,340 for work ranking 30 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 30 of 493 in the state.
- This $91,111 adjusted figure, worked from $107,340, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 30 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 30 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $49,990 at the bottom tenth to $165,920 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Iowa is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $91,111 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Iowa adds its own income tax on top — which is why $80,877 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,990) and the ninetieth ($165,920) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $91,111 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 $80,877 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.