SALARY · SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, EXCEPT LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND EXECUTIVE · IOWA

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Iowa

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Iowa, where the median was $45,150 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$45,150

$22 per hour at the median · That is $2,390 (5.0 percent) below the national median of $47,540 for this occupation.

$45,770Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$12,830People employed in this job in Iowa

Salary range

25th: $38,040Median: $45,15075th: $51,070
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$38,040
Median (50th percentile)$45,150
75th percentile$51,070
Mean$45,770

The middle half of workers earned from $38,040 to $51,070 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$37,394 a year
$3,116 a month
Federal tax $3,238 · FICA $3,454 · State tax $1,064

Iowa school district and county EMS surtaxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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