Iowa paycheck calculator: take-home pay 2026

In Iowa, your paycheck loses federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax at a flat 3.8%. Enter your pay to see your take-home pay in Iowa for 2026.

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How you're paid

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Hours a week

State

Hours over 40 count at your regular rate here. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator.

Filing status

How often you're paid

Pre-tax deductions

401(k), % of pay

Health, per paycheck

A traditional 401(k) lowers income tax but not Social Security or Medicare. Health premiums through work lower both.

Take-home pay, every 2 weeks

$1,639.92 a paycheck

$25 an hour is $52,000 a year before tax in Iowa, about $42,638 after tax ($3,553 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

A year$42,638
A month$3,553.15
A paycheck$1,639.92
An hour$20.50

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Where your pay goes

Take-home pay$42,63882%
Federal income tax$4,0607.8%
Social Security and Medicare$3,9787.7%
Iowa taxes$1,3242.5%

Breakdown

YearMonthPaycheckHour

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay	$2,000.00
Federal income tax	−$156.15
Social Security	−$124.00
Medicare	−$29.00
Iowa income tax	−$50.93
Total taxes	−$360.08
Take-home pay	$1,639.92

Effective tax rate: 18%
Marginal tax rate: 23.5%
Federal bracket: 12%
Iowa bracket: 3.8%

The marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar, all taxes included, measured over the next $1,000 of pay.

Compare all 50 states and DC

Take-home pay on $52,000 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

State	A year	A month	State taxes	Difference
1	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
2	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
3	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
4	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
5	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
6	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
7	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
8	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,324
9	$43,702	$3,642	$260	+$1,064
10	$43,241	$3,603	$721	+$603
11	$43,065	$3,589	$898	+$427
12	$42,976	$3,581	$987	+$338
13	$42,830	$3,569	$1,132	+$192
14	$42,787	$3,566	$1,175	+$149
15	$42,684	$3,557	$1,278	+$46
16	$42,638	$3,553	$1,324	Selected
17	$42,614	$3,551	$1,348	−$24
18	$42,597	$3,550	$1,365	−$41
19	$42,526	$3,544	$1,436	−$112
20	$42,484	$3,540	$1,478	−$154
21	$42,476	$3,540	$1,486	−$162
22	$42,458	$3,538	$1,505	−$180
23	$42,434	$3,536	$1,529	−$204
24	$42,396	$3,533	$1,566	−$242
25	$42,329	$3,527	$1,633	−$309
26	$42,314	$3,526	$1,648	−$324
27	$42,287	$3,524	$1,675	−$351
28	$42,275	$3,523	$1,687	−$363
29	$42,260	$3,522	$1,702	−$378
30	$42,228	$3,519	$1,734	−$410
31	$42,193	$3,516	$1,769	−$445
32	$42,175	$3,515	$1,787	−$463
33	$42,168	$3,514	$1,795	−$470
34	$42,154	$3,513	$1,808	−$484
35	$42,116	$3,510	$1,846	−$522
36	$42,057	$3,505	$1,905	−$581
37	$42,008	$3,501	$1,954	−$630
38	$42,003	$3,500	$1,959	−$635
39	$41,870	$3,489	$2,092	−$768
40	$41,860	$3,488	$2,102	−$778
41	$41,805	$3,484	$2,157	−$833
42	$41,803	$3,484	$2,159	−$835
43	$41,786	$3,482	$2,176	−$852
44	$41,721	$3,477	$2,241	−$917
45	$41,545	$3,462	$2,417	−$1,093
46	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$1,105
47	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$1,105
48	$41,495	$3,458	$2,467	−$1,143
49	$41,443	$3,454	$2,519	−$1,195
50	$40,405	$3,367	$3,557	−$2,233
51	$40,236	$3,353	$3,726	−$2,402

How Iowa taxes your paycheck

Iowa taxes income at a flat 3.8%. It starts from federal taxable income, so the federal standard deduction applies, and gives a $40 personal credit ($80 for a joint return or head of household).

You owe no Iowa tax if your income is $9,000 or less ($13,500 for a joint return or head of household).
Some school districts add a surtax on Iowa tax when you file. It is not withheld from pay and is not included here.

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Minimum wage

$7.25 an hour after taxes

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How this calculator works

Your pay becomes a yearly amount. Hourly pay counts your hours a week for 52 weeks, so paid holidays and vacation count as worked weeks.
Federal income tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction for your filing status: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly and $24,150 head of household. With a 2026 Form W-4 and nothing else filled in, this is what IRS Publication 15-T has your employer withhold over the year.
Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000.
State income tax uses each state's 2026 brackets, standard deduction and personal exemptions for a full-year resident with no dependents. Required state payroll deductions, like paid family leave or disability insurance, are included.
It assumes one job all year and no other income, credits or itemized deductions. Dependents and the Child Tax Credit are not included, so if you file as head of household or claim children on your Form W-4, your federal tax will usually be lower than shown. Your real paycheck can differ by a few dollars, because payroll rounds each paycheck and some states use their own withholding tables.
Hours over 40 a week count at your regular rate. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator. A 401(k) is held to the 2026 IRS limit of $24,500; catch-up contributions at 50 and older are not included.

Common questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Iowa?

On $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, a single filer in Iowa pays about 18% of pay in taxes and keeps $42,638 a year, or $1,639.92 every 2 weeks. On a $60,000 salary it is 18.7%, leaving $48,762 a year.

What is the Iowa income tax rate in 2026?