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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Iowa

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Iowa earns $30,510 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,128 a month.

10th percentile
$22,400
25th percentile
$28,060
Median percentile
$30,510
75th percentile
$35,530
90th percentile
$37,520

Based on 24,520 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

$25,535 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,510
Federal income tax−$1,481
Social Security + Medicare−$2,334
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,159
Monthly take-home$2,128
Every two weeks$982

Does it go far here?

$34,764Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,190
Family Medicine Physicians$265,200
Chief Executives$211,190
Dentists, General$181,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,780
Pharmacists$138,860
Physician Assistants$134,770

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa