Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,368
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$9,332
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,730
Iowa costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Iowa — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$51,700
Kept after tax
$42,368
Worth in national money
$47,730
State rank
13
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Iowa pays this job a middle wage of $51,700, ranking 13 of 49 states and sitting about 13.2% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Iowa reports figures for, this is number 282.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $51,700 you keep $42,368, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $47,730 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $52,290, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Iowa's median for office and administrative support workers, all other is $51,700, about 13.2% above the national figure and 13 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Iowa's occupational distribution, office and administrative support workers, all other sits at 282 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Iowa income tax, retained pay for office and administrative support workers, all other on $51,700 is $42,368. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $47,730 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $52,290 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $69,490 |
| This salary | $51,700 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Iowa | $42,368 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,721 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,738 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $50,016 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,311 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $51,700 as a midpoint for Iowa, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,530 and the ninetieth is $69,490 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $42,368 take-home in Iowa comes from $51,700. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 282 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Iowa, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $47,730, the adjusted value of that $51,700 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 282 of 493 in the state.
- The Iowa median of $51,700 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,530 to $69,490. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $42,368, from $51,700, assumes a single Iowa filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 282 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Iowa, so $47,730 — the adjusted value of that $51,700 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 282 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $29,530 at the bottom tenth to $69,490 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Iowa is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $47,730 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Iowa adds its own income tax on top — which is why $42,368 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($29,530) and the ninetieth ($69,490) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Iowa's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $47,730 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $42,368 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Iowa income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.