Pediatricians, General in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$181,988
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$80,452
30.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$205,018
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
$262,440
Kept after tax
$181,988
Worth in national money
$205,018
State rank
7
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa is one of the better-paying states for pediatricians, general. The middle earner takes $262,440, which ranks 7 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 24.95% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Iowa reports, pediatricians, general comes in at 4 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Iowa is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $262,440 the take-home is $181,988; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $205,018 would nationally. The average lands at $221,690, below the middle of the range.
- Iowa ranks 7 of 49 states publishing a median for pediatricians, general, at $262,440 — about 24.95% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Pediatricians, general ranks 4 of 493 occupations by median in Iowa, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for pediatricians, general in Iowa, on $262,440, is $181,988 — equivalent to $205,018 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 $221,690 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $69,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $262,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $374,340 |
| This salary | $262,440 |
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 | $181,988 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $191,349 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$8,106 |
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 | $248,181 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$12,100 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $262,440 as a midpoint for Iowa, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $69,670 and the ninetieth is $374,340 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $181,988, from $262,440, 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 4 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $205,018, the adjusted value of that $262,440 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 4 of 493 locally.
- The Iowa median of $262,440 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $69,670 to $374,340. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Iowa is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $181,988 from $262,440. 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 4 of 493 locally.
- This $205,018 adjusted figure, worked from $262,440, 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 4 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 4 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 $221,690, 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 $69,670 at the bottom tenth to $374,340 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 $205,018.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Iowa adds its own income tax on top — which is why $181,988 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $221,690. 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 ($69,670) and the ninetieth ($374,340) 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 $205,018 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 $181,988 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.