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Library Assistants, Clerical salary in Iowa

The median library assistants, clerical in Iowa earns $29,480 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,062 a month.

10th percentile
$21,950
25th percentile
$26,400
Median percentile
$29,480
75th percentile
$34,790
90th percentile
$45,310

Based on 1,700 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

$24,747 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,480
Federal income tax−$1,358
Social Security + Medicare−$2,255
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,120
Monthly take-home$2,062
Every two weeks$952

Does it go far here?

$33,591Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
47%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 library assistants, clerical salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa