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Iowa · Tax year 2026 · Updated

Iowa paycheck calculator

A worker on the Iowa median wage of $48,540 takes home about $1,538.04 every two weeks in 2026, after $140.18 federal income tax, $142.82 Social Security and Medicare and $45.87 Iowa income tax. Enter your own pay below.

Tus datos

Sueldo neto después de impuestos

Estima tu nómina después de impuestos federales, estatales y FICA.
ASSUMPTION

Annualized tax liability, not IRS withholding tablesAño fiscal 2026 · Federal source IRS · State source shown in the result

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Estado civil tributario, dependientes y año fiscal

Los valores predeterminados cubren el caso habitual: soltero, sin dependientes, año actual.

Nómina neta estimada

$1,538.04$1,866.92 gross · $328.88 estimated tax
Federal$140.18Annual liability ÷ periods
FICA$142.82Social Security + Medicare
Estado$45.87Iowa
Cómo lo calculamos
  1. Gross paycheck$1,866.92
  2. Federal$140.18
  3. Social Security$115.75
  4. Medicare$27.07
  5. Iowa tax$45.87
  6. Estimated net paycheck$1,538.04
Supuestos del cálculo
  • Estimated paycheck based on annualized tax liability, not employer payroll withholding.
  • Annual tax is divided across 26 pay periods.
  • This estimate uses tax year 2026.
  • Federal filing status: Single.
  • Federal income tax uses the IRS standard deduction of $16,100.00. Itemized deductions are not used.
  • Federal tax credits, capital gains, self-employment tax and AMT are not included. State exemption credits are included where this snapshot carries them.
  • What a dependent is worth depends entirely on the state, and in several it is worth nothing. The dependents field says so beneath itself when that is the case.
  • Employer benefits and pre-tax payroll deductions are not included.
  • This is an estimate, not a tax return or employer withholding notice.
  • Federal source: IRS Revenue Procedure for tax year 2026.
  • Iowa tax uses Iowa Department of Revenue rules. Schedule year 2025. State-specific credits and most subtractions are not modeled.
  • Iowa school district surtax is not included. It is set by your school district and typically runs 0% to 20% of state tax, so your real take-home is lower than this.
  • Iowa gives an exemption as a credit against tax rather than a deduction from income; $40.00 was applied.
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Iowa paychecks at common salaries

Every two weeks, single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax tables. Each salary opens its full Iowa breakdown.

Biweekly take-home pay in Iowa by annual salary
SalaryGross checkFederalFICAIowaTake-home
$30,000$1,153.85$54.62$88.27$18.78$992.18
$40,000$1,538.46$100.77$117.69$33.39$1,286.61
$50,000$1,923.08$146.92$147.12$48.01$1,581.03
$60,000$2,307.69$193.08$176.54$62.62$1,875.45
$75,000$2,884.62$295.00$220.67$84.55$2,284.40
$100,000$3,846.15$506.54$294.23$121.08$2,924.30
$150,000$5,769.23$951.31$441.35$194.16$4,182.42

How Iowa taxes a paycheck

Iowa taxes wages at one flat rate, 3.8% of taxable income, whatever the salary.

Local tax not included: Iowa school district surtax. Commonly 0% to 20%, depending on where you live or work.

Federal income tax uses the IRS 2026 brackets and standard deduction. Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500 a year and Medicare is 1.45%, plus 0.9% on wages over $200,000.

What the Iowa figure includes

  • Iowa taxes income at a flat 3.8% (Iowa DOR, IA 1040 Expanded Instructions, line 5).
  • IA 1040 line 2 starts from federal taxable income, so the federal standard deduction is already out of the base and Iowa adds none of its own.
  • The exemption credit is $40 per personal credit — one filing single or separately, two filing jointly or as head of household — plus $40 per dependent. It is a credit against tax, not a deduction, and cannot take the bill below zero.
  • Iowa school districts levy a surtax as a percentage of state tax after credits, from 0% to 20% in the department’s 2025 table, and six counties add an emergency medical services surtax. It depends on where you live and is not included here.
  • The Iowa alternate tax computation, available to filers other than single, is not modeled. The additional $20 credits for age and blindness are not modeled either.

Source: Iowa IA 1040 Expanded Instructions (instruction year 2025), lines 2, 5, 8 and 19, and the exemption credit instructions, 2025 schedule, checked 2026-09-07.

Iowa paycheck questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Iowa?

On the Iowa median wage of $48,540 (BLS, May 2025), paid every two weeks, about $328.88 of a $1,866.92 paycheck goes to tax: $140.18 federal income tax, $142.82 Social Security and Medicare, and $45.87 Iowa income tax. That leaves $1,538.04.

This assumes a single filer with the standard deduction and no pre-tax deductions such as 401(k) or health premiums, which would lower both the tax and the check.

Does Iowa have a state income tax?

Yes. Iowa taxes wages at one flat rate, 3.8% of taxable income, whatever the salary. The rules come from Iowa Department of Revenue.

What is the Iowa income tax rate for 2026?

Flat 3.8% of taxable income, using the 2025 rate, the latest Iowa Department of Revenue had published when these figures were checked.

Are there local income taxes in Iowa?

Yes: Iowa school district surtax, commonly 0% to 20%. It depends on where you live or work, so this estimate leaves it out.

How much is $1,000 a week after taxes in Iowa?

About $819.96 a week, or $42,638 a year, for a single filer with the standard deduction in 2026. Federal income tax takes about $78.08 a week and Social Security and Medicare $76.50; Iowa income tax about $25.47.

Why is my real paycheck different from this estimate?

Employers withhold with the IRS percentage method and your W-4, not with an annual estimate split into pay periods. Pre-tax deductions such as a 401(k), health insurance or an HSA lower your taxable pay, and bonuses are often withheld at a flat supplemental rate. Over a full year the two should come close; a single check can differ.

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