Dietitians and Nutritionists in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,817
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$14,873
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,133
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
$72,690
Kept after tax
$57,817
Worth in national money
$65,133
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa sits in the middle of the pack for dietitians and nutritionists. The median is $72,690, ranking 24 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Iowa, this sits in the middle: 145 of 493 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $72,690 you keep $57,817, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $65,133 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $71,310, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Iowa occupies the middle band for dietitians and nutritionists: a median of $72,690, ranking 24 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.
- Dietitians and nutritionists ranks 145 of 493 occupations in Iowa by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Iowa income tax, retained pay for dietitians and nutritionists on $72,690 is $57,817. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $65,133 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $71,310 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Dietitians and Nutritionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,690 |
| Top tenth earn over | $92,940 |
| This salary | $72,690 |
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 | $57,817 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,967 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,423 |
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 | $69,633 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,728 |
| 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 dietitians and nutritionists in Iowa earn under $72,690 and half over. The published range runs $50,720 at the tenth percentile to $92,940 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $57,817, from $72,690, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 145 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $65,133, the adjusted value of that $72,690 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 145 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for dietitians and nutritionists in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,720 to $92,940; 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.
- Take-home for Iowa is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $57,817 from $72,690. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 145 of 493 locally.
- This $65,133 adjusted figure, worked from $72,690, 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 145 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 145 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $50,720 at the tenth percentile, $92,940 at the ninetieth.
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 $65,133 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Iowa's own levy, $57,817 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,720 to $92,940) 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 $65,133 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 $57,817 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.