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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Lawrence, KS

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Lawrence, KS earns $44,770 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,985 a month.

10th percentile
$29,270
25th percentile
$37,210
Median percentile
$44,770
75th percentile
$45,750
90th percentile
$59,650

Based on 40 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

$35,825 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,770
Federal income tax−$3,192
Social Security + Medicare−$3,425
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,328
Monthly take-home$2,985
Every two weeks$1,378

Does it go far here?

$49,610Median pay in Lawrence, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,099 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lawrence, KS

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$85,110
Registered Nurses$78,020
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,290
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,190
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,630
Printing Press Operators$41,890
Nursing Assistants$38,520
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,440

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