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Iowa Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Estimate your Iowa take-home pay for 2026. Enter your annual salary and filing status to see federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and Iowa state income tax, all broken out line by line.
Iowa take-home pay calculator
- Gross pay
- $75,000
- Federal income tax
- −$7,670
- Social Security
- −$4,650
- Medicare
- −$1,088
- Iowa income tax
- −$2,850
- Take-home pay
- $58,743
Iowa finished its move to a flat tax in 2026: all taxable income is taxed at 3.8%. The rate was 8.53% at the top as recently as 2022. Retirement income is exempt for filers 55 and older.
Federal: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration. State: Iowa Department of Revenue.
Estimate for 2026, based on annual tax brackets, not exact paycheck withholding or your final tax liability. Excludes local taxes, pre-tax deductions (401(k), health premiums), and credits. This is general information, not tax advice.
How this estimate is built
Your take-home pay starts with your gross salary, then subtracts four things: federal income tax (calculated on your salary minus the 2026 standard deduction, across the IRS brackets), Social Security (6.2% up to the annual wage base), Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% on high earnings), and Iowa state income tax. Iowa finished its move to a flat tax in 2026: all taxable income is taxed at 3.8%. The rate was 8.53% at the top as recently as 2022. Retirement income is exempt for filers 55 and older.
This is an annual-bracket estimate, not the exact amount withheld from each paycheck (employers use IRS withholding tables) and not your final tax bill. It also excludes pre-tax deductions like 401(k) contributions and health premiums, and any tax credits. It is general information, not tax advice. Federal figures: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration.
Paycheck calculators for other states
Same 2026 engine, each with its own state rules.