Iowa has a flat 3.8% income tax in 2026. Enter your salary to see your take-home pay after state and federal taxes.
Take-home pay
$2,284.40 / paycheck
Bi-weekly pay: 26 paychecks a year.
| Year | Month | Paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $75,000.00 | $6,250.00 | |
| Federal income tax | − $7,670.00 | − $639.17 | |
| Social Security (6.2%) | − $4,650.00 | − $387.50 | |
| Medicare (1.45%) | − $1,087.50 | − $90.63 | |
| Iowa income tax | − $2,198.20 | − $183.18 | |
| Take-home pay | $59,394.30 | $4,949.53 |
Take-home / paycheck
Iowa has a flat 3.8% income tax, applied to your federal taxable income.
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| Over $0 | 3.8% |
The same brackets apply to every filing status.
| Salary | Federal tax | Social Security & Medicare | Iowa tax | Take-home | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,620 | $3,060 | $868 | $33,452 | $1,286.61 |
| $60,000 | $5,020 | $4,590 | $1,628 | $48,762 | $1,875.45 |
| $75,000 | $7,670 | $5,738 | $2,198 | $59,394 | $2,284.40 |
| $100,000 | $13,170 | $7,650 | $3,148 | $76,032 | $2,924.30 |
| $150,000 | $24,734 | $11,475 | $5,048 | $108,743 | $4,182.42 |
Standard deduction, no 401(k) or other pre-tax deductions; “per paycheck” is bi-weekly (26 a year).
Sources: revenue.iowa.gov, revenue.iowa.gov; federal figures from the IRS (methodology). Compare all states on the state income tax rates page.
A single filer earning $75,000 in Iowa takes home $59,394.30 in 2026: $7,670.00 of federal income tax, $5,737.50 of Social Security and Medicare and $2,198.20 of Iowa tax. That is $2,284.40 per bi-weekly paycheck.
Iowa has a flat 3.8% income tax. Starts from federal taxable income, so the federal standard deduction applies ($16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly).
Yes: it uses the 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction and the 2026 Iowa rules, checked against the state’s own publications (sources below and on the methodology page).
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