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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Connecticut

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Connecticut earns $66,220 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,340 a month.

10th percentile
$51,670
25th percentile
$56,150
Median percentile
$66,220
75th percentile
$81,050
90th percentile
$93,930

Based on 1,090 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

$52,077 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,220
Federal income tax−$5,766
Social Security + Medicare−$5,066
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$3,311
Monthly take-home$4,340
Every two weeks$2,003

Does it go far here?

$63,913Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

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