Computer Systems Analysts in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,277
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$22,643
23.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,549
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
$95,920
Kept after tax
$73,277
Worth in national money
$82,549
State rank
38
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for computer systems analysts is on the low side in Iowa. The middle earner gets $95,920. That is 38 of 50 states, and about 9.38% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Iowa. It ranks 59 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Iowa is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $95,920 the take-home is $73,277; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $82,549 would nationally. The average comes to $96,130, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For computer systems analysts, Iowa sits in the lower band at $95,920, ranking 38 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 9.38%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Iowa, computer systems analysts ranks 59 of 493 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for computer systems analysts in Iowa, on $95,920, is $73,277 — equivalent to $82,549 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 $96,130 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Systems Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,540 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,720 |
| This salary | $95,920 |
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 | $73,277 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,310 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,021 |
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 | $91,608 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,555 |
| 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 computer systems analysts in Iowa earn under $95,920 and half over. The published range runs $63,540 at the tenth percentile to $130,720 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 $73,277, worked from $95,920. 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 59 of 493.
- Two cautions on $82,549, the adjusted value of that $95,920 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 59 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer systems analysts in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $63,540 to $130,720; 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 $73,277, on $95,920 for work ranking 59 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 59 of 493 in the state.
- This $82,549 adjusted figure, worked from $95,920, 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 59 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 59 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $63,540 at the tenth percentile, $130,720 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Iowa sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $82,549 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $73,277 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 ($63,540 to $130,720) 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 $82,549 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 $73,277 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.