Physicians, All Other in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$201,558
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$93,632
31.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$227,064
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
$295,190
Kept after tax
$201,558
Worth in national money
$227,064
State rank
23
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Iowa pays physicians, all other around $295,190 at the midpoint, 23 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Iowa reports, physicians, all other comes in at 2 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $295,190 you keep $201,558, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $227,064 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $273,160, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For physicians, all other the Iowa median is $295,190, ranking 23 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.
- Physicians, all other ranks 2 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.
- After federal, FICA and Iowa income tax, retained pay for physicians, all other on $295,190 is $201,558. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $227,064 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 $273,160 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $74,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $295,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $412,010 |
| This salary | $295,190 |
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 | $201,558 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $212,163 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$8,733 |
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 | $278,262 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$13,545 |
| 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 physicians, all other in Iowa earn under $295,190 and half over. The published range runs $74,210 at the tenth percentile to $412,010 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Iowa's $201,558, worked from $295,190. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 2 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Iowa, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $227,064, the adjusted value of that $295,190 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 2 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for physicians, all other in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $74,210 to $412,010; 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.
- The Iowa take-home of $201,558, on $295,190 for work ranking 2 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 2 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Iowa, so $227,064 — the adjusted value of that $295,190 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 2 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 $273,160, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $74,210 at the bottom tenth to $412,010 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 $227,064.
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 $201,558.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $273,160. 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 ($74,210) and the ninetieth ($412,010) 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 $227,064 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 $201,558 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.