Pay and cost of living in Guthrie County, IA
Guthrie County, IA is part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA labor market, and this page summarizes 12 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $41,585 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $98,780, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $20,410.
A one-bedroom apartment in Guthrie County, IA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,145 a month and a two-bedroom $1,360. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,432 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $37,835 a year, and 11 of the 12 occupations listed here (92%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Guthrie County, IA or against other counties.
Housing, taxes and commute in Guthrie County, IA
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Guthrie County, IA, set beside the Iowa and national medians.
Median household income in Guthrie County, IA is $77,711, 4% above the Iowa median of $75,059 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($13,740) equals 17.7% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $41,585, is 46% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Guthrie County, IA pay a median of $2,199 a year in real estate taxes, 24% below the Iowa median of $2,897. With a median home value of $180,100, 13% below the Iowa median of $208,000, the ratio of the two medians is 1.22% a year.
Renters in Guthrie County, IA pay a median gross rent of $845 a month in the Census survey, 13% below the Iowa median of $972. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,145; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Guthrie County, IA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.1 minutes each way, 37% above the Iowa average of 19.8. 11.8% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.