Iowa · Single filer · Tax year 2026
$80,000 after taxes in Iowa
A $80,000 salary in Iowa leaves you$62,682 a year after tax.
- a month$5,223from $6,667 gross
- every two weeks$2,411from $3,077 gross
- twice a month$2,612from $3,333 gross
- a week$1,205from $1,538 gross
That is 78% of your gross pay, an effective tax rate of 21.6%, or roughly$30.14 an hour over a 2,080-hour year. Married filing jointly on the same salary keeps$66,824.
Where the $17,318 goes
| Federal income tax | −$8,770 |
|---|---|
| Social Security | −$4,960 |
| Medicare | −$1,160 |
| Iowa income tax | −$2,428 |
| Total tax | −$17,318.20 |
| Take-home | $62,681.80 |
What this means
On a salary of $80,000 you keep $62,682 — about 78% of what you earn. The remaining $17,318 is split across four separate deductions.
The largest is federal income tax at $8,770, roughly 51% of your total tax bill. Iowa's own income tax takes $2,428, which is less than the $6,120 taken for Social Security and Medicare.
Your next dollar of income would be taxed at 25.8% once federal and state are combined, while the rate you actually pay across the whole salary is 21.6%. That gap is why a raise never feels as large as the headline rate suggests — and why the effective rate, not the bracket you land in, is the number worth comparing between states.
Questions about a $80,000 salary in Iowa
- 80k a year is how much a month after taxes in Iowa?
- $5,223 a month. On a $80,000 salary, a single filer in Iowa keeps $62,682 a year after federal tax, Iowa income tax and FICA.
- 80k a year is how much biweekly after taxes?
- $2,411 per biweekly paycheck, across 26 pay periods. If you are paid twice a month instead, that is $2,612 across 24 periods.
- How much is 80k after taxes in Iowa?
- $62,682 a year. Total deductions come to $17,318, an effective rate of 21.6% — $8,770 federal income tax, $2,428 Iowa income tax and $6,120 FICA.
- What is 80k an hour after taxes?
- About $30.14 an hour net, based on a 2,080-hour full-time year. Gross, $80,000 works out at $38.46 an hour.
Want a different number?
These figures assume wage income with no pre-tax retirement contributions or dependents. To model your own salary exactly — including married filing jointly — use thefull Iowa calculator, which updates as you type and shows the band-by-band working.
Where these figures come from
Every Iowa number on this page was read from the documents below — the state's own, not a summary of them. Nothing here is estimated. If a figure looks wrong, the source is one click away, and we would rather you checked.
- Individual Income Tax guidancerevenue.iowa.gov
The flat rate that replaced Iowa's bracket schedule, and its use of the federal standard deduction.
- Unemployment Insurance: Frequently Asked Questionsworkforce.iowa.gov
That unemployment insurance is funded solely by a tax on employers and nothing is deducted from employees' paychecks for it.