Financial Planning Assistant Salary in Des Moines, IA

How much does a Financial Planning Assistant make in Des Moines, IA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Financial Planning Assistant in Des Moines, IA is $60,579. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $49,602 to $66,978, with most professionals earning between $39,609 and $72,805.

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Prepares and ensures new business paperwork processes successfully which may include preparing forms, obtaining appropriate signatures, preparing documentation to send to home office, tracking new applications, scanning checks for deposits.

April 15, 2022

Schedule, calendar and manage tasks and activities in database including task creation, documentation, follow-up, and completion verification with vendors and clients.

November 07, 2022

Creates value for Safelite by providing insights and recommendations related to company performance, preparing management reports, executive presentations, shareholder reports and board of director presentations.

January 21, 2023

Provides business insights and proactive recommendations on business, organizational, and process improvement opportunities.

March 16, 2023

Answer questions and provide readily available information to clients, if requested and as allowable, as it relates to servicing their accounts.

May 12, 2023

Manage incoming and outgoing communications (telephone, email and faxes) including review, log, sort and distribute incoming mail.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Financial Planning Assistant in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

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49602

66978

60579

Average Total Cash Compensation

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55169

74953

67325

What is the average salary for Financial Planning Assistant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Financial Planning Assistant in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Financial Planning Assistant ranges from $49,602 to $66,978 with the average base salary of $60,579. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,169 to $74,953 with the average total cash compensation of $67,325.

View Average Salary for Financial Planning Assistant as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$60,579	$49,602 - $66,978
Bonus	$6,746	$5,567 - $7,974
Total Pay	$67,325	$55,169 - $74,953

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Financial Planning Assistant Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $49,383 - $66,683	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $49,383 - $66,683	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $48,923 - $66,061	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,103 - $62,253	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,498 - $62,787	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $48,927 - $66,067	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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