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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Jackson, TN

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Jackson, TN earns $45,610 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,236 a month.

10th percentile
$34,270
25th percentile
$37,100
Median percentile
$45,610
75th percentile
$61,130
90th percentile
$73,710

Based on 60 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

$38,828 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,610
Federal income tax−$3,293
Social Security + Medicare−$3,489
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,236
Every two weeks$1,493

Does it go far here?

$53,331Median pay in Jackson, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.5 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($997 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,040
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,260
Registered Nurses$75,610
Accountants and Auditors$71,980
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,550
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,270
Electricians$60,360
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,700

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