Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,467
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$8,443
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,461
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
$47,910
Kept after tax
$39,467
Worth in national money
$44,461
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Iowa is 33 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $47,910. 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 327.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,910 you keep $39,467, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $44,461 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $52,840, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Iowa ranks 33 of 51 for health technologists and technicians, all other at $47,910. 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, health technologists and technicians, all other sits at 327 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 health technologists and technicians, all other on $47,910 is $39,467. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $44,461 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 $52,840 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,690 |
| This salary | $47,910 |
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 | $39,467 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,676 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,603 |
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 | $46,406 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,148 |
| 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 health technologists and technicians, all other in Iowa earn under $47,910 and half over. The published range runs $38,010 at the tenth percentile to $76,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $39,467 take-home in Iowa comes from $47,910. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 327 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,461 uses one figure for the whole of Iowa. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 327.
- Figures are distribution medians for health technologists and technicians, all other in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,010 to $76,690; 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.
- Retained pay of $39,467, from $47,910, assumes a single Iowa filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 327 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 33 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,461, worked from $47,910, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Iowa address, on work sitting at 327 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $52,840, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $38,010 at the bottom tenth to $76,690 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $44,461.
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, $39,467 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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Iowa is $52,840. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($38,010) and the ninetieth ($76,690) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $44,461 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 $39,467 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.