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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Columbus, OH

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Columbus, OH earns $60,420 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,089 a month.

10th percentile
$45,700
25th percentile
$49,390
Median percentile
$60,420
75th percentile
$74,330
90th percentile
$78,150

Based on 690 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

$49,066 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,420
Federal income tax−$5,070
Social Security + Medicare−$4,622
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,662
Monthly take-home$4,089
Every two weeks$1,887

Does it go far here?

$63,288Median pay in Columbus, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,760
Commercial Pilots$175,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,630
Dentists, General$166,180
Chief Executives$162,910
Financial Managers$145,630
Purchasing Managers$141,490
Sales Managers$138,580

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