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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Iowa

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Iowa earns $46,590 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,154 a month.

10th percentile
$35,730
25th percentile
$38,560
Median percentile
$46,590
75th percentile
$56,660
90th percentile
$64,330

Based on 1,120 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

$37,845 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,590
Federal income tax−$3,411
Social Security + Medicare−$3,564
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,770
Monthly take-home$3,154
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$53,087Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,190
Family Medicine Physicians$265,200
Chief Executives$211,190
Dentists, General$181,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,780
Pharmacists$138,860
Physician Assistants$134,770

All legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa