Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,524
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$14,726
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,804
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
$72,250
Kept after tax
$57,524
Worth in national money
$64,804
State rank
32
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $72,250, ranking 32 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Iowa reports figures for, this is number 148.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $72,250 you keep $57,524, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $64,804 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $72,990, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Iowa occupies the middle band for electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment: a median of $72,250, ranking 32 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Iowa's occupational distribution, electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment sits at 148 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Iowa income tax, retained pay for electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment on $72,250 is $57,524. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $64,804 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 $72,990 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $93,890 |
| This salary | $72,250 |
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 | $57,524 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,658 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,411 |
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 | $69,217 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,712 |
| 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 electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment in Iowa earn under $72,250 and half over. The published range runs $60,360 at the tenth percentile to $93,890 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $57,524, from $72,250, 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 148 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $64,804, the adjusted value of that $72,250 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 148 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,360 to $93,890; 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 $57,524 from $72,250. 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 148 of 493 locally.
- This $64,804 adjusted figure, worked from $72,250, 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 148 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 148 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $60,360 at the bottom tenth to $93,890 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $64,804.
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 $57,524 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($60,360 to $93,890) 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 $64,804 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 $57,524 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.