First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,188
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$15,562
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,678
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
$74,750
Kept after tax
$59,188
Worth in national money
$66,678
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Iowa is 25 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $74,750. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Iowa reports figures for, this is number 139.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $74,750 you keep $59,188, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $66,678 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $74,190, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Iowa ranks 25 of 51 for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers at $74,750. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Iowa's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of production and operating workers sits at 139 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 first-line supervisors of production and operating workers on $74,750 is $59,188. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $66,678 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 $74,190 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,000 |
| This salary | $74,750 |
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 | $59,188 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,417 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,476 |
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 | $71,582 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,801 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Iowa earn less than $74,750. The published range is $48,210 up to $100,000, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $59,188, from $74,750, 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 139 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $66,678, the adjusted value of that $74,750 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 139 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Iowa the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,210 to $100,000. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Iowa is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,188 from $74,750. 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 139 of 493 locally.
- This $66,678 adjusted figure, worked from $74,750, 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 139 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 139 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $48,210 at the bottom tenth to $100,000 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 $66,678.
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 $59,188 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,210 to $100,000) 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 $66,678 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 $59,188 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.