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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Austin, TX

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX earns $55,940 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,927 a month.

10th percentile
$42,590
25th percentile
$47,300
Median percentile
$55,940
75th percentile
$74,800
90th percentile
$91,800

Based on 1,190 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

$47,128 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,940
Federal income tax−$4,533
Social Security + Medicare−$4,279
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,927
Every two weeks$1,813

Does it go far here?

$57,043Median pay in Austin, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.1 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,726 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Austin, TX

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$288,150
Physicians, All Other$276,600
Dentists, General$188,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers$176,540
Financial Managers$167,180
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,530
Marketing Managers$164,920

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