Data Scientists Salary in Iowa City, IA

Data Scientists pay range in Iowa City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,120 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Iowa City earn between $48,190 and $110,570.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Iowa City

On the average salary of $80,680, a single filer in Iowa City takes home about $63,134 a year, or $5,261 a month and $2,428 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Is Iowa City a good place for data scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Iowa City area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $80,680 buys what about $88,166 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Iowa City ($50,060). A typical home costs $302,063, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Iowa cities

Iowa City ranks 8th of 8 Iowa metro areas for this job; Davenport pays the most ($110,030).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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