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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA earns $46,230 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,131 a month.

10th percentile
$35,270
25th percentile
$38,870
Median percentile
$46,230
75th percentile
$52,480
90th percentile
$62,100

Based on 720 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

$37,569 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,230
Federal income tax−$3,368
Social Security + Medicare−$3,537
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,757
Monthly take-home$3,131
Every two weeks$1,445

Does it go far here?

$53,103Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waterloo, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$82,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,850
Registered Nurses$76,920
Accountants and Auditors$73,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,040
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,420

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