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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD earns $45,950 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,113 a month.

10th percentile
$34,920
25th percentile
$38,040
Median percentile
$45,950
75th percentile
$51,910
90th percentile
$61,360

Based on 640 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

$37,355 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,950
Federal income tax−$3,334
Social Security + Medicare−$3,515
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,746
Monthly take-home$3,113
Every two weeks$1,437

Does it go far here?

$53,150Median pay in Sioux City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.5 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,002 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sioux City, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$90,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$82,170
Accountants and Auditors$78,650
Registered Nurses$75,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,540

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