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Iowa paycheck calculator

See your take-home pay after federal and Iowa withholding, with 2026 rules.

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From your Form IA W-4

On an IA W-4 from 2023 or earlier, enter $40 for each allowance.

Federal W-4Single or married filing separately
Your W-4 is from
Pre-tax deductionsNone
Bonus and pay so far this year
Federal withholding on the bonus

Before this paycheck. It decides when Social Security and capped programs stop.

Picks the rules in force on that day.

Take-home$1,869.38See breakdown

Take-home pay

$1,869.38per paycheck

$48,603.94 a year from $60,000.00 gross

Per paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax−$193.08−$5,020.08
Social Security−$143.08−$3,720.08
Medicare−$33.46−$869.96
Iowa income tax−$68.69−$1,785.94
Take-home pay$1,869.38$48,603.94

Paycheck withholding, not your annual tax. Estimates, not tax advice.

Estimates, not tax advice. This calculates paycheck withholding, what your employer takes out of each paycheck, not your annual tax. Rules last updated .

How Iowa withholding works

Iowa withholds state income tax at a flat 3.8% of taxable wages, by the state's own withholding method.

Your employer uses your Iowa Form IA W-4, and the calculator asks its questions.

401(k) contributions, health premiums, and HSA contributions all lower the wages Iowa taxes, as they do for federal income tax.

A bonus paid on its own check has Iowa income tax withheld at a flat 3.8%.

Example paychecks in Iowa

SalaryGrossFederalFICAIowaTake-home
$40,000$1,538.46$100.77$117.69$39.46$1,280.54
$60,000$2,307.69$193.08$176.54$68.69$1,869.38
$100,000$3,846.15$506.54$294.23$127.15$2,918.23

Per paycheck, paid every two weeks, single, with no pre-tax deductions or extra withholding. The Iowa column includes state payroll programs.

Questions

How much Iowa income tax comes out of my paycheck?

It depends on your pay and your Form IA W-4. On a $60,000 salary paid every two weeks, single with no extras, about $68.69 of each $2,307.69 paycheck goes to Iowa income tax.

What is the take-home pay on $40,000 a year in Iowa?

About $1,280.54 a paycheck, or $33,294 a year, if you're paid every two weeks, file single, and have no pre-tax deductions. Change the calculator's answers to match your own pay.

Is this my annual tax bill?

No. It calculates paycheck withholding: what your employer takes out of each paycheck under IRS Publication 15-T and the state's withholding rules. What you finally owe is settled when you file your tax return.

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