Logisticians in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,843
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$16,897
21.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,669
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
$78,740
Kept after tax
$61,843
Worth in national money
$69,669
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Iowa is 32 of 51 states for logisticians, with a middle wage of $78,740. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Iowa this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, logisticians ranks 114 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Iowa is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $78,740 the take-home is $61,843; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $69,669 would nationally. The average comes to $82,500, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Iowa ranks 32 of 51 for logisticians at $78,740. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Iowa publishes a median for, logisticians sits 114 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for logisticians in Iowa, on $78,740, is $61,843 — equivalent to $69,669 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 $82,500 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Logisticians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $110,240 |
| This salary | $78,740 |
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 | $61,843 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,224 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,579 |
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 | $75,356 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,943 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $78,740 as a midpoint for Iowa, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $53,530 and the ninetieth is $110,240 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $61,843 take-home in Iowa comes from $78,740. 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 114 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $69,669 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 114.
- The Iowa median of $78,740 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $53,530 to $110,240. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $61,843, from $78,740, 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 114 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $69,669, worked from $78,740, 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 114 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $82,500, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $53,530 and the top tenth $110,240 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Iowa sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $69,669 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $61,843 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 $82,500. 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 ($53,530) and the ninetieth ($110,240) 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 $69,669 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 $61,843 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.