Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Median annual salary
$47,500
+0% vs US median ($47,540)
Worth after local cost of living
$54,472
cost index 87.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
| 10th percentile | $35,490 |
| 25th percentile | $39,990 |
| Median (50th) | $47,500 |
| 75th percentile | $55,810 |
| 90th percentile | $63,510 |
| Mean | $48,700 |
| Employed in metro | 3,110 |
A Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA earns a median of $47,500 per year. That is 0% above the national median of $47,540 for this occupation. Because Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a cost index of 87.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $54,472 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $85,890, median gross rent $1,150/mo, and the median home value $267,400. See the full Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA cost-of-living profile.