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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Dayton, OH

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH earns $50,100 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,421 a month.

10th percentile
$35,970
25th percentile
$39,760
Median percentile
$50,100
75th percentile
$62,130
90th percentile
$71,540

Based on 270 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

$41,058 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,100
Federal income tax−$3,832
Social Security + Medicare−$3,833
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,378
Monthly take-home$3,421
Every two weeks$1,579

Does it go far here?

$54,049Median pay in Dayton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,039 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$315,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,040
Engineers, All Other$142,080
Physician Assistants$138,400
Managers, All Other$137,780
Financial Managers$137,140
Pharmacists$136,110

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