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Use SmartAsset's paycheck calculator to calculate your take home pay per paycheck for both salary and hourly jobs after taking into account federal, state, and local taxes.

Overview of Iowa Taxes

The Hawkeye State has a progressive income tax system with four tax brackets. The state’s income tax rates range from 4.40% to 6.00%. Over 300 school districts in Iowa also levy individual income surtaxes.

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Iowa Paycheck Quick Facts

  • Iowa income tax rate: 4.40% - 6.00%
  • Median household income: $70,571 (U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Counties that have local income taxes: 1, plus 300+ school districts

How Your Iowa Paycheck Works

When you start a new job, you fill out a W-4 form and the information on this form tells your employer how much to withhold in taxes from each of your paychecks. Regardless of your pay frequency, your employers will take out federal income taxes from your wages. This money goes to the IRS, who will put it toward your annual income taxes.

Multiple factors affect your withholdings. Your marital and filing status is a big part of it. Whether you’re single or married; whether you’re filing jointly or separately; and whether you file as the head of the household, will all impact your income tax bracket. If you qualify as a common-law couple, you have the option to file jointly as well. If you have qualifying dependents, this may also affect your bill come tax season. Instead of using allowances, the new W-4 features a five-step process that requires filers to use annual dollar amounts to indicate any additional income.

In addition to federal income taxes, your employer withholds 1.45% of your salary for Medicare taxes and 6.2% for Social Security taxes. Together these make up FICA taxes. If you file your taxes as single and earn in excess of $200,000, you will be charged a 0.9% Medicare surtax. Joint filers making over $250,000 and married individuals who file separately with income above $125,000 also pay the surtax.

Note that the FICA taxes are actually double the rate that you pay because your employer contributes an equal amount. If you are self-employed, you will have to pay the full rate of 2.9% for Medicare and 6.2% for Social Security. The good news is that when you file your taxes, there are some deductions you can take to recoup the “employer” portion.

Another factor that affects the size of your paycheck is your pay frequency. If you are paid once a month, your paychecks will be bigger than if you get paid bi-weekly.

Iowa Median Household Income

YearMedian Household Income
2022$70,571
2021$72,429
2020$68,816
2019$66,054
2018$68,718
2017$63,467
2016$59,094
2015$60,855
2014$57,810
2013$60,156

Known for its rolling plains and beautiful cornfields, Iowa is home to an income tax system that ranges from 4.40% to 6.00%.

The tax system is made up of four tax brackets which are dependent upon the income levels of residents. The brackets remain the same for taxpayers who file as single, married filing separately or head of household. And for joint filers, the tax brackets double.

Iowans are taxed at 4.40% on the first $6,000 ($12,000 for joint filers) of their income; 4.82% on the next $24,000 ($48,000 for joint filers); 5.70% on the following $45,000 ($90,000 for joint filers); and 6.00% for all income above $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).

Income Tax Brackets

Single Filers
Iowa Taxable IncomeRate
$0 - $6,0004.40%
$6,000 - $30,0004.82%
$30,000 - $75,0005.70%
$75,000+6.00%
Married, Filing Jointly
Iowa Taxable IncomeRate
$0 - $12,0004.40%
$12,000 - $60,0004.82%
$60,000 - $150,0005.70%
$150,000+6.00%
Married, Filing Separately
Iowa Taxable IncomeRate
$0 - $6,0004.40%
$6,000 - $30,0004.82%
$30,000 - $75,0005.70%
$75,000+6.00%
Head of Household
Iowa Taxable IncomeRate
$0 - $6,0004.40%
$6,000 - $30,0004.82%
$30,000 - $75,0005.70%
$75,000+6.00%

Appanoose County has an additional 1% local income tax.

Many of Iowa's 326 school districts levy an income surtax that is equal to a percentage of the Iowa taxes paid by residents. So if you pay $2,000 in Iowa state taxes and your school district surtax is 10%, you have to pay another $200. Check the chart below for the surtax rates for Iowa school districts.

School District Surtaxes

School DistrictSurtax Rate
Adair-Casey8%
Adel-Desoto-Minburn8%
AGWSR8%
AHSTW0%
Akron-Westfield0%
Albert City-Truesdale14%
Albia14%
Alburnett14%
Alden14%
Algona3%
Allamakee3%
Alta-Aurelia3%
Ames3%
Anamosa4%
Andrew0%
Ankeny1%
Aplington-Parkersburg3%
Ar-We-Va2%
Atlantic3%
Audubon11%
Ballard11%
Baxter6%
BCLUW6%
Bedford6%
Belle Plaine7%
Bellevue8%
Belmond-Klemme8%
Bennett9%
Benton9%
Bettendorf9%
Bondurant-Farrar3%
Boone6%
Boyden-Hull6%
Boyer Valley2%
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malco0%
Burlington4%
CAL4%
Calamus-Wheatland5%
CAM5%
Camanche12%
Cardinal12%
Carlisle12%
Carroll8%
Cedar Falls8%
Cedar Rapids2%
Center Point-Urbana2%
Centerville2%
Central City9%
Central Clayton9%
Central De Witt5%
Central Decatur5%
Central Lee5%
Central Lyon8%
Central Springs8%
Chariton8%
Charles City2%
Charter Oak-Ute2%
Cherokee2%
Clarinda2%
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows5%
Clarke3%
Clarksville3%
Clay Central-Everly3%
Clayton Ridge1%
Clear Creek-Amana1%
Clear Lake4%
Clinton4%
Colfax-Mingo4%
College Community0%
Collins-Maxwell0%
Colo-Nesco0%
Columbus1%
Coon Rapids-Bayard2%
Corning2%
Council Bluffs6%
Creston6%
Dallas Center-Grimes6%
Danville6%
Davenport2%
Davis County0%
Decorah11%
Delwood11%
Denison6%
Denver6%
Des Moines10%
Diagonal10%
Dike-New Hartford10%
Dubuque10%
Dunkerton0%
Durant7%
Eagle Grove7%
Earlham7%
East Buchanan7%
East Marshall0%
East Mills0%
East Sac County3%
East Union1%
Eastern Allamakee5%
Easton Valley3%
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont3%
Edgewood-Colesburg5%
Eldora-New Providence0%
Emmetsburg1%
English Valleys7%
Essex1%
Estherville-Lincoln Central3%
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton4%
Fairfield7%
Forest City7%
Fort Dodge7%
Fort Madison7%
Fremont-Mills2%
Galva-Holstein2%
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura7%
George-Little Rock7%
Gilbert2%
Gilmore City-Bradgate2%
Gladbrook-Reinbeck3%
Glenwood3%
Glidden-Ralston3%
GMG8%
Graettinger-Terril8%
Greene County8%
Grinnell-Newburg8%
Griswold17%
Grundy Center17%
Guthrie Center17%
Hamburg3%
Hampton-Dumont1%
Harlan1%
Harris-Lake Park1%
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn0%
Highland10%
Hinton10%
HLV4%
Howard-Winneshiek3%
Hubbard-Radcliffe2%
Hudson0%
Humboldt0%
IKM-Manning0%
Independence4%
Indianola4%
Interstate 354%
Iowa City4%
Iowa Falls5%
Iowa Valley5%
Janesville5%
Jesup10%
Johnston10%
Keokuk7%
Keota7%
Kingsley-Pierson7%
Knoxville7%
Lake Mills7%
Lamoni7%
Laurens-Marathon0%
Lawton-Bronson8%
Le Mars8%
Lenox8%
Lewis Central0%
Linn-Mar0%
Lisbon7%
Logan-Magnolia7%
Lone Tree0%
Louisa-Muscatine0%
Lynnville-Sully1%
Madrid1%
Manson-Northwest Webs6%
Manson-Northwest Webster6%
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto9%
Maquoketa9%
Maquoketa Valley3%
Marcus-Meriden Cleghorn3%
Marion4%
Marshalltown4%
Martensdale-St Marys0%
Mason City0%
Mediapolis8%
Melcher-Dallas8%
MFL Mar Mac7%
Mid-Prairie7%
Midland7%
Missouri Valley0%
Moc-Floyd Valley0%
Montezuma5%
Monticello5%
Moravia7%
Mormon Trail7%
Morning Sun7%
Moulton-Udell1%
Mount Ayr1%
Mount Pleasant1%
Mount Vernon0%
Murray0%
Muscatine7%
Nashua-Plainfield9%
Nevada9%
New Hampton9%
New London9%
Newell-Fonda20%
Newton20%
Nodaway Valley1%
North Butler1%
North Cedar1%
North Fayette Valley10%
North Iowa10%
North Kossuth10%
North Linn10%
North Mahaska6%
North Polk4%
North Scott4%
North Tama5%
North Union4%
Northeast4%
Northwood-Kensett2%
Norwalk2%
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove2%
Oelwein7%
Ogden8%
Okoboji8%
Olin8%
Orient-Macksburg9%
Osage9%
Oskaloosa9%
Ottumwa5%
Panorama1%
Paton-Churdan1%
PCM1%
Pekin1%
Pella1%
Perry8%
Pleasant Valley8%
Pleasantville9%
Pocahontas Area8%
Postville2%
Red Oak3%
Remsen-Union3%
Riceville3%
River Valley18%
Riverside18%
Rock Valley10%
Roland-Story10%
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock10%
Ruthven-Ayrshire10%
Saydel2%
Schaller-Crestland2%
Schleswig16%
Sergeant Bluff-Luton16%
Seymour16%
Sheldon0%
Shenandoah0%
Sibley-Ocheyedan6%
Sidney5%
Sigourney5%
Sioux Center2%
Sioux Central2%
Sioux City2%
Solon2%
South Central Calhoun9%
South Hamilton9%
South O'Brien1%
South Page1%
South Tama8%
South Winneshiek8%
Southeast Polk4%
Southeast Valley4%
Southeast Warren4%
Spencer4%
Spirit Lake9%
Springville9%
St Ansgar2%
Stanton2%
Starmont1%
Storm Lake1%
Stratford1%
Sumner-Fredericksburg1%
Tipton6%
Treynor6%
Tri-Center7%
Tri-County7%
Tripoli4%
Turkey Valley3%
Twin Cedars3%
Twin Rivers7%
Underwood7%
Union0%
United0%
Urbandale3%
Van Buren County3%
Van Meter3%
Villisca3%
Vinton-Shellsburg2%
Waco2%
Wapello2%
Wapsie Valley7%
Washington2%
Waterloo2%
Waukee6%
Waverly-Shell Rock6%
Wayne6%
Webster City0%
West Bend-Mallard0%
West Branch2%
West Burlington2%
West Central2%
West Central Valley2%
West Delaware Co5%
West Des Moines5%
West Fork5%
West Hancock5%
West Harrison6%
West Liberty6%
West Lyon5%
West Marshall0%
West Monona0%
West Sioux0%
Western Dubuque Co4%
Westwood7%
Whiting7%
Williamsburg12%
Wilton6%
Winfield-Mt Union6%
Winterset0%
Woodbine0%
Woodbury Central0%
Woodward-Granger0%

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How You Can Affect Your Iowa Paycheck

There are a number of ways that you can tweak your Iowa paycheck. First of all, it’s a good idea to review your W-4 form each year. Since your W-4 form is the information that your employer uses to determine how much to withhold, you want to make sure the information is correct.

If you got a large tax refund, you may be overpaying on your taxes throughout the year. Some people might like getting a big refund once a year as it forces them to save that money, but it’s also nice to have that money in your bank account throughout the year.

Your paycheck size will change if you take advantage of any company benefits. For example, if you get medical insurance for you and your spouse through your employer, those premiums will be paid out from your salary.

Your employer may also offer pre-tax benefits. Money you put in these accounts comes out of your pay before income tax and thus it lowers how much of your salary is subject to income tax. Examples include a health savings account (HSA) or a flexible spending account (FSA). If you know you have a few fixed health expenses, for example, you can put that money aside into one of these accounts so that you have it when you need it and save on taxes along the way. One thing to note with FSAs is that you can only roll over a maximum of $640 from 2024 to 2025, so if you don’t use the money you put in, you may lose it.

Other pre-tax contributions worth considering are for retirement accounts, such as a 401(k) or 403(b). You should especially consider one of these accounts if your employer offers a matching program.

If you are planning on buying a home in the Hawkeye State, take a look at our Iowa mortgage guide for the important details about rates and the different type of loans you’ll want to consider.

Iowa Top Income Tax Rate

YearTop Income Tax Rate
20236.00%
20228.53%
20218.53%
20208.53%
20198.53%
20188.98%
20178.98%
20168.98%
20158.98%
20148.98%