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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Iowa

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Iowa earns $38,960 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,667 a month.

10th percentile
$22,790
25th percentile
$26,970
Median percentile
$38,960
75th percentile
$56,410
90th percentile
$66,080

Based on 560 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

$32,004 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,960
Federal income tax−$2,495
Social Security + Medicare−$2,980
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,480
Monthly take-home$2,667
Every two weeks$1,231

Does it go far here?

$44,393Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
36%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, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa