Iowa paycheck calculator 2026
Take-home pay in Iowa after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Iowa income tax, with the 2026 brackets.
Updated for the 2026 tax year · How we calculate this
Take-home on $75,000 in Iowa, single, every two weeks
$2,263.02a paycheck
Iowa taxes wages at a flat 3.8%. At $100,000, Iowa ranks #18 of 51 for take-home pay, $540 a year more than the middle state.
Take-home pay in Iowa by salary
| Salary | State tax | Take-home | Per check | Married |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,424 | $32,896 | $1,265.24 | $34,877 |
| $60,000 | $2,184 | $48,206 | $1,854.08 | $50,527 |
| $75,000 | $2,754 | $58,839 | $2,263.02 | $62,010 |
| $100,000 | $3,704 | $75,476 | $2,902.92 | $81,147 |
| $150,000 | $5,604 | $108,187 | $4,161.05 | $117,722 |
| $200,000 | $7,504 | $141,423 | $5,439.35 | $151,958 |
| $300,000 | $11,304 | $203,873 | $7,841.26 | $222,680 |
Single filer unless marked, paid every two weeks, standard deduction, no 401(k) or other deductions. “Married” is the yearly take-home for a married couple filing jointly on one salary of that size. Local taxes are not included.
Iowa income tax in 2026
Iowa taxes wages at a flat 3.8%.
Standard deduction: $2,530 single, $6,240 married filing jointly.
What else comes out of a Iowa paycheck
Local taxes
Many school districts add an income surtax, figured as a percentage of your Iowa tax and paid on the state return.
Also in Iowa
Iowa moved to a single flat rate in 2025.
Assumptions and limits2026 tax year · checked Oct 24, 2026
Figures used
- Standard deduction, single (2026)
- $16,100
- Social Security wage base
- $184,500
- Additional Medicare starts above
- $200,000
- Supplemental withholding rate
- 22%, or 37% above $1M
Assumed
- Your W-4 claims no dependents, other income or extra deductions; extra withholding is its own input.
- State brackets are each state’s 2025 published brackets, the latest finalized when this was checked, with announced 2026 rate cuts applied.
- Withholding is what an employer takes out. The tax you owe on your return can differ, and the bracket chart shows the return-style figure.
Not modeled
- City and county income taxes (New York City, Yonkers, Ohio and Pennsylvania localities and others); use the local withholding input for them.
- State disability and paid leave programs (California SDI, Washington PFML and others).
- Tax credits, itemized deductions and income outside this job.
Sources
- IRS: tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2026 (brackets, standard deduction)
- IRS Publication 15-T: federal income tax withholding methods
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E): supplemental wages and FICA
- Social Security Administration: contribution and benefit base
- IRS Topic 560: Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation: state individual income tax rates and brackets, checked against each state’s revenue department