Managers, All Other in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$94,553
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$33,527
26.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$106,519
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
$128,080
Kept after tax
$94,553
Worth in national money
$106,519
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa sits in the middle of the pack for managers, all other. The median is $128,080, ranking 29 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Iowa. It ranks 16 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $128,080 you keep $94,553, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $106,519 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $134,920, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Iowa occupies the middle band for managers, all other: a median of $128,080, ranking 29 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Iowa, managers, all other ranks 16 of 493 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Iowa income tax, retained pay for managers, all other on $128,080 is $94,553. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $106,519 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 $134,920 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Managers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $128,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $218,790 |
| This salary | $128,080 |
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 | $94,553 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $98,809 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,838 |
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 | $121,854 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,878 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $128,080 as a midpoint for Iowa, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $61,280 and the ninetieth is $218,790 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $94,553 take-home in Iowa comes from $128,080. 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 16 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $106,519 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 16.
- The Iowa median of $128,080 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $61,280 to $218,790. 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 $94,553, from $128,080, 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 16 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 29 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $106,519, worked from $128,080, 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 16 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $134,920 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $61,280, the highest tenth $218,790, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $106,519 in national terms.
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, $94,553 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 $134,920. 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 ($61,280) and the ninetieth ($218,790) 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 $106,519 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 $94,553 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.