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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Dubuque, IA earns $45,430 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.

10th percentile
$35,820
25th percentile
$38,670
Median percentile
$45,430
75th percentile
$54,220
90th percentile
$61,290

Based on 440 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

$36,957 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,430
Federal income tax−$3,272
Social Security + Medicare−$3,475
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,726
Monthly take-home$3,080
Every two weeks$1,421

Does it go far here?

$52,022Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($959 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dubuque, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$92,530
Registered Nurses$76,790
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,470
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,840
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,360
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,320
Construction Laborers$48,800

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