Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,762
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$4,858
14.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,276
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
$32,620
Kept after tax
$27,762
Worth in national money
$31,276
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Iowa pays maids and housekeeping cleaners around $32,620 at the midpoint, 33 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 493 occupations Iowa publishes, maids and housekeeping cleaners lands at 467. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $32,620 you keep $27,762 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $31,276 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $33,020, since top earners drag the number up.
- For maids and housekeeping cleaners the Iowa median is $32,620, ranking 33 of 51 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.
- Within Iowa, this work ranks 467 of 493 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Retained pay in Iowa is $27,762 after the full tax stack, from $32,620. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $31,276 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $33,020 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $32,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $38,070 |
| This salary | $32,620 |
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 | $27,762 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $28,390 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,060 |
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 | $31,839 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,491 |
| 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 $32,620. The published range is $28,630 up to $38,070, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $27,762, from $32,620, 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 467 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $31,276, the adjusted value of that $32,620 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 467 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for maids and housekeeping cleaners in Iowa the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $28,630 to $38,070. 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 $27,762 from $32,620. 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 467 of 493 locally.
- This $31,276 adjusted figure, worked from $32,620, 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 467 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 467 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $28,630 at the bottom tenth to $38,070 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $31,276 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $27,762.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,630 to $38,070) 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 $31,276 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 $27,762 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.