SALARY · FOOD SERVERS, NONRESTAURANT · IOWA

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Iowa

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for food servers, nonrestaurant in Iowa was $30,110 a year. If an offer lands well below that, you have a solid, public number to point to. If it lands above it, you know you are doing well for this state.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$30,110

$14 per hour at the median · That is $5,250 (14.8 percent) below the national median of $35,360 for this occupation.

$31,000Mean annual salary
$15Mean hourly wage
$5,270People employed in this job in Iowa

Salary range

25th: $28,440Median: $30,11075th: $34,610
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$28,440
Median (50th percentile)$30,110
75th percentile$34,610
Mean$31,000

The middle half of workers earned from $28,440 to $34,610 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$25,881 a year
$2,157 a month
Federal tax $1,433 · FICA $2,303 · State tax $492

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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