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Product / project manager · Waterloo, IA

Product / project manager in Waterloo: $2,713/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in Waterloo at $81,600 a year. About 190 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $50,870 and the 90th is $130,730. Pay ranks 318th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($788/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,713 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 195 miles away, at $4,604 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,713

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,600

$50,870 to $130,730

Rent (1 bd)

$788

$938 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 0.33

Pay rank

318th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $81,600.

  • Taxes$1,530
  • Rent$788
  • Other living costs$1,769
  • Left over$2,713

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$81,600
Federal income tax
−$9,566
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,242
State income tax (IA)
−$2,546
Take-home pay
$63,246
Effective tax rate
22.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$788
Groceries
$347
Getting around
$510
Healthcare
$391
Utilities and internet
$217
Everything else
$304
Total spending
$2,557

Left over each month

$6,800 gross, minus $1,530 in tax and $2,557 in living costs.

$2,713

Rank every metro for a product / project manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,604/mo.

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Questions

What does a product / project manager make in Waterloo?

$81,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in Waterloo?

$2,713 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $788, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?

Peoria, about 195 miles away, leaves $4,604 a month, more than Waterloo.