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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Augusta, GA

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC earns $55,750 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,673 a month.

10th percentile
$36,890
25th percentile
$46,410
Median percentile
$55,750
75th percentile
$58,710
90th percentile
$67,600

Based on 160 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

$44,082 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,750
Federal income tax−$4,510
Social Security + Medicare−$4,265
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,893
Monthly take-home$3,673
Every two weeks$1,695

Does it go far here?

$60,662Median pay in Augusta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,120 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Augusta, GA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,720
Sales Managers$138,690
Pharmacists$131,630
Financial Managers$129,180
Mechanical Engineers$128,740
Lawyers$123,960
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,700

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