Iowa compensation

Emergency Medicine salary in Iowa

What emergency medicine pay in Iowa looks like before and after tax, and what it's worth once local prices are accounted for.

Annual mean

$401,640

+26.5% vs national mean

Est. take-home

$262,950

After federal + FICA + state tax

Adjusted for prices

$299,487

Price level 87.8 (US=100)

On adjusted take-home, Iowa ranks #2 of 31 states for emergency medicine. See the full ranking →

Nearby states

StateAnnual meanAdjusted
Minnesota$375,630$235,252
Missouri$400,590$285,911
Nebraska$353,880$256,175
South Dakota$335,490$267,234

Wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — “Emergency Medicine Physicians” (May 2025). Take-home is an estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction (federal + FICA + state income tax, wages only; state brackets from Tax Foundation) — not tax advice. Price level: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024), US average = 100. Wages cover all employment settings and exclude many self-employed/partnership physicians; individual offers vary widely. VitalPost shows sourced public data for context only.

Emergency Medicine Salary in Iowa — VitalPost