SALARY · SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICE ASSISTANTS · IOWA

Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Iowa

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for social and human service assistants in Iowa was $42,480 a year. If an offer lands well below that, you have a solid, public number to point to. If it lands above it, you know you are doing well for this state.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$42,480

$20 per hour at the median · That is $3,450 (7.5 percent) below the national median of $45,930 for this occupation.

$44,430Mean annual salary
$21Mean hourly wage
$5,230People employed in this job in Iowa

Salary range

25th: $36,710Median: $42,48075th: $48,050
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$36,710
Median (50th percentile)$42,480
75th percentile$48,050
Mean$44,430

The middle half of workers earned from $36,710 to $48,050 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$35,350 a year
$2,946 a month
Federal tax $2,918 · FICA $3,250 · State tax $962

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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