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New Accounts Clerks salary in Ames, IA

The median new accounts clerks in Ames, IA earns $47,870 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,235 a month.

10th percentile
$43,360
25th percentile
$45,230
Median percentile
$47,870
75th percentile
$54,080
90th percentile
$58,020

Based on 50 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

$38,824 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,870
Federal income tax−$3,564
Social Security + Medicare−$3,662
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,819
Monthly take-home$3,235
Every two weeks$1,493

Does it go far here?

$53,889Median pay in Ames, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ames, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,700
Accountants and Auditors$79,320
Registered Nurses$77,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Construction Laborers$49,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,740

All new accounts clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa