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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Auburn, AL

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Auburn-Opelika, AL earns $39,880 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,702 a month.

10th percentile
$29,350
25th percentile
$36,930
Median percentile
$39,880
75th percentile
$49,950
90th percentile
$59,950

Based on 40 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

$32,429 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,880
Federal income tax−$2,606
Social Security + Medicare−$3,051
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,795
Monthly take-home$2,702
Every two weeks$1,247

Does it go far here?

$45,353Median pay in Auburn, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,026 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Auburn, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$103,380
Registered Nurses$78,040
Accountants and Auditors$72,570
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,310

All legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama