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Cost Estimators salary in Iowa

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In Iowa, the middle cost estimators earned $76,040 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$76,040

$37 per hour at the median · That is $2,700 (3.4 percent) below the national median of $78,740 for this occupation.

$78,310Mean annual salary

$38Mean hourly wage

$1,870People employed in this job in Iowa

Salary range

25th: $58,450Median: $76,04075th: $93,380

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$58,450
Median (50th percentile)	$76,040
75th percentile	$93,380
Mean	$78,310

The middle half of workers earned from $58,450 to $93,380 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$60,086 a year

$5,007 a month

Federal tax $7,899 · FICA $5,817 · State tax $2,238

Iowa school district and county EMS surtaxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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