Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,748
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$11,592
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,043
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
$61,340
Kept after tax
$49,748
Worth in national money
$56,043
State rank
11
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $61,340, which ranks 11 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 13.15% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 202 among 493 occupations Iowa publishes pay for.
- Iowa is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $61,340 the take-home is $49,748; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $56,043 would nationally. The average lands at $60,860, below the middle of the range.
- Iowa ranks 11 of 50 states publishing a median for eligibility interviewers, government programs, at $61,340 — about 13.15% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 202 of 493 in Iowa places eligibility interviewers, government programs in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Iowa, on $61,340, is $49,748 — equivalent to $56,043 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 $60,860 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,780 |
| This salary | $61,340 |
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 | $49,748 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,467 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,080 |
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 | $59,200 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,725 |
| 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 eligibility interviewers, government programs in Iowa earn under $61,340 and half over. The published range runs $45,320 at the tenth percentile to $78,780 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 $49,748, worked from $61,340. 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 202 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Iowa, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $56,043, the adjusted value of that $61,340 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 202 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,320 to $78,780; 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 $49,748, on $61,340 for work ranking 202 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 202 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Iowa, so $56,043 — the adjusted value of that $61,340 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 202 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $45,320 and the top tenth $78,780, 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 $56,043.
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, $49,748 remains.
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 ($45,320 to $78,780) 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 $56,043 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 $49,748 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.