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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Trenton, NJ

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $80,700 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,131 a month.

10th percentile
$56,150
25th percentile
$66,160
Median percentile
$80,700
75th percentile
$99,990
90th percentile
$118,800

Based on 1,250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,567 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,700
Federal income tax−$8,924
Social Security + Medicare−$6,174
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$4,035
Monthly take-home$5,131
Every two weeks$2,368

Does it go far here?

$78,213Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

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