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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Iowa City, IA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Iowa City, IA earns $49,220 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,321 a month.

10th percentile
$34,300
25th percentile
$41,840
Median percentile
$49,220
75th percentile
$60,250
90th percentile
$70,270

Based on 660 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$39,858 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,220
Federal income tax−$3,726
Social Security + Medicare−$3,765
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,870
Monthly take-home$3,321
Every two weeks$1,533

Does it go far here?

$53,787Median pay in Iowa City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.5 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa City, IA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$107,680
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,570
Registered Nurses$85,940
General and Operations Managers$81,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,850
Accountants and Auditors$75,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,430

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