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Travel Nurse Tax Guide: Iowa

Simplified planning rates, wage reciprocity, and tools for an initial assignment estimate.

This state dataset is a rough marginal-rate model, not a current filing table. It omits state deductions, credits, many filing-status rules, local taxes, and special sourcing rules. Verify the state tax agency's current instructions before relying on a rate.

State Income Tax

3.8%flat rate on all taxable wages

Travel allowances are modeled as excluded only when selected in the calculators. The site cannot verify whether accountable-plan and state conformity requirements are met.

Reciprocity Agreements

If you live in one of these states and your only Iowa income is wages, you pay income tax only to your home state — not Iowa:

Illinois

Give your agency the appropriate exemption form to stop withholding in the assignment state.

Calculate Your Take-Home in Iowa

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Common Questions

Does Iowa have a state income tax?

This simplified dataset models wage income at 3.8% flat. Verify the current state instructions before filing.

Does Iowa have tax reciprocity with other states?

Yes. If you live in Illinois, you may only owe income tax to your home state on wages earned in Iowa. File the appropriate exemption form with your agency.

How do travel nurse stipends work in Iowa?

Allowances are not automatically tax-free. Federal accountable-plan and tax-home rules, substantiation, federal-rate limits, and state conformity can all affect treatment.

Simplified planning assumptions only. These pages are excluded from search indexing until the full state dataset is sourced and reviewed jurisdiction by jurisdiction.