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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $49,340 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,329 a month.

10th percentile
$37,780
25th percentile
$37,780
Median percentile
$49,340
75th percentile
$63,860
90th percentile
$75,450

Based on 40 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

$39,950 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,340
Federal income tax−$3,741
Social Security + Medicare−$3,775
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,875
Monthly take-home$3,329
Every two weeks$1,537

Does it go far here?

$55,461Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
28%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

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