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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $45,110 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,059 a month.

10th percentile
$36,120
25th percentile
$38,900
Median percentile
$45,110
75th percentile
$50,560
90th percentile
$60,240

Based on 1,290 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

$36,712 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,110
Federal income tax−$3,233
Social Security + Medicare−$3,451
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,714
Monthly take-home$3,059
Every two weeks$1,412

Does it go far here?

$50,706Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($928 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,020
Software Developers$114,340
Project Management Specialists$93,760
General and Operations Managers$90,620
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$86,880
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$83,210
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,560
Registered Nurses$78,370

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa