Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Alabama
The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Alabama earns $45,950 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,086 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $29,290
- 25th percentile
- $36,660
- Median percentile
- $45,950
- 75th percentile
- $57,680
- 90th percentile
- $67,340
Based on 1,840 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
$37,033 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $45,950 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,334 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,515 |
| Alabama income tax (approx.) | −$2,068 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,086 |
| Every two weeks | $1,424 |
Does it go far here?
$51,732Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Alabama
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $272,610 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $190,300 |
| Chief Executives | $166,420 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $162,350 |
| Engineers, All Other | $152,550 |
| Financial Managers | $140,500 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $138,670 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $136,990 |
All legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama