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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Iowa

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Iowa earns $40,980 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,796 a month.

10th percentile
$35,240
25th percentile
$37,560
Median percentile
$40,980
75th percentile
$46,980
90th percentile
$50,130

Based on 10,560 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

$33,550 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,980
Federal income tax−$2,738
Social Security + Medicare−$3,135
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,557
Monthly take-home$2,796
Every two weeks$1,290

Does it go far here?

$46,694Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
35%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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa