Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,638
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$8,802
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,781
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
$49,440
Kept after tax
$40,638
Worth in national money
$45,781
State rank
27
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Iowa pays this job around $49,440 at the midpoint, 27 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Iowa reports figures for, this is number 300.
- Iowa is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $49,440 the take-home is $40,638; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $45,781 would nationally. The average comes to $49,960, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For information and record clerks, all other the Iowa median is $49,440, ranking 27 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Iowa's occupational distribution, information and record clerks, all other sits at 300 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.
- Post-tax income for information and record clerks, all other in Iowa, on $49,440, is $40,638 — equivalent to $45,781 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 $49,960 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Information and Record Clerks, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,270 |
| This salary | $49,440 |
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 | $40,638 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,905 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,657 |
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 | $47,863 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,214 |
| 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 information and record clerks, all other in Iowa earn under $49,440 and half over. The published range runs $37,840 at the tenth percentile to $63,270 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $40,638, from $49,440, 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 300 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $45,781 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 300.
- Figures are distribution medians for information and record clerks, all other in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,840 to $63,270; 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 $40,638 from $49,440. 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 300 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $45,781, worked from $49,440, 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 300 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,840 at the bottom tenth to $63,270 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $45,781 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Iowa then takes its own share, leaving $40,638.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,840 to $63,270) 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 $45,781 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 $40,638 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.