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

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 12 metro areas • Iowa

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Iowa earn a median salary of $43,237 per year on average across 12 metro and nonmetro areas, -6.6% vs the national median of $46,290. An estimated 13,190 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive are employed across Iowa, with salaries ranging from $39,020 to $47,640 depending on location.

$43,237 Avg median salary in Iowa
$47,640 Highest paying metro
$39,020 Lowest paying metro
13,190 Employed in Iowa

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      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salaries by city in Iowa

      Metro areaMedian salary25th pct75th pctEmployed
      Iowa City, IA$47,640$38,430$65,370650
      Ames, IA$47,480$38,130$51,510630
      Des Moines, IA$46,440$38,940$55,1302,800
      Cedar Rapids, IA$46,200$38,640$49,2101,330
      Waterloo, IA$44,690$37,420$54,060710
      Davenport, IA-IL$43,390$37,240$51,3201,840
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$42,530$36,970$49,120670
      Dubuque, IA$42,190$36,670$49,160390
      Northwest Iowa$40,150$35,760$46,8701,130
      Northeast Iowa$39,870$35,770$46,980810
      Southwest Iowa$39,240$35,420$46,250590
      Southeast Iowa$39,020$35,230$46,9901,640

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